glut

[gluht]

verb (used with object)

glutted, glutting 

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)

glutted, glutting 

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.

Other Word Forms

• gluttingly adverb
• overglut verb (used with object)
• unglutted 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

I am now glutted with information and paralyzed by parameters.

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South, where a glut of pine trees has depressed log prices but made the region the most profitable place in North America to make lumber.

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They worry that a potential glut of global LNG starting in two years could leave U.S. plants underused and molecules stranded at home, which would tank prices.

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But even if listener tastes don't change significantly, a glut of AI podcasts can "still impact the art form," independent podcasting where most programs are barely managing to stay afloat.

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Meanwhile, the unusually good weather is adding to the glut.

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Related Words

• oversupply 
• saturation 
• surplus