glut

[ gluht ]

verb (used with object)

, glut·ted, glut·ting.

1. to feed or fill to satiety; sate:

   to glut the appetite.

   Synonyms: satiate, stuff, surfeit

2. to feed or fill to excess; cloy.
3. to flood (the market) with a particular item or service so that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.
4. to choke up:

   to glut a channel.

verb (used without object)

, glut·ted, glut·ting.

1. to eat to satiety or to excess.

   Synonyms: cram, gorge

noun

1. a full supply.
2. an excessive supply or amount; surfeit.

   Synonyms: superabundance, excess, surplus

3. an act of glutting or the state of being glutted.

glut

/ ɡlʌt /

noun

1. an excessive amount, as in the production of a crop, often leading to a fall in price
2. the act of glutting or state of being glutted

verb

1. to feed or supply beyond capacity
2. to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it
3. to cram full or choke up

   to glut a passage

glut

1. An oversupply of goods on the market.

Derived Forms

• ˈgluttingly, adverb

Other Words From

• glutting·ly adverb
• over·glut verb (used with object) overglutted overglutting
• un·glutted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glut¹

1275–1325; Middle English gluten, back formation from glutun glutton ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of glut¹

C14: probably from Old French gloutir, from Latin gluttīre; see glutton ¹

Example Sentences

There is an absolute glut of true crime content that involves the rich and famous.

From New York Times

"From the minute we walked in there was a glut of issues," says Kevin.

From BBC

A glut of long-range goals in this summer's European Championship turned attention on the ball, with suggestions that something about Adidas' creation – which contained sugar cane and wood pulp – favoured strikers more than goalkeepers.

From BBC

But in our current glut of movie dystopias, we’ve gotten away from that kind of immersive showmanship.

From Los Angeles Times

He said criticism of the Supreme Court stems from its founding, when critics warned it would become glutted with power without effective controls on it.

From Salon

Related Words

• oversupply
• saturation
• surplus