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glut
[ gluht ]
verb (used with object)
- to feed or fill to satiety; sate:
to glut the appetite.
- to feed or fill to excess; cloy.
- to flood (the market) with a particular item or service so that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.
- to choke up:
to glut a channel.
verb (used without object)
noun
- a full supply.
- an excessive supply or amount; surfeit.
Synonyms: superabundance, excess, surplus
- an act of glutting or the state of being glutted.
glut
/ ɡlʌt /
noun
- an excessive amount, as in the production of a crop, often leading to a fall in price
- the act of glutting or state of being glutted
verb
- to feed or supply beyond capacity
- to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it
- to cram full or choke up
to glut a passage
glut
- An oversupply of goods on the market.
Derived Forms
- ˈgluttingly, adverb
Other Words From
- glutting·ly adverb
- over·glut verb (used with object) overglutted overglutting
- un·glutted adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of glut1
Example Sentences
There is an absolute glut of true crime content that involves the rich and famous.
"From the minute we walked in there was a glut of issues," says Kevin.
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.
But in our current glut of movie dystopias, we’ve gotten away from that kind of immersive showmanship.
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.
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