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glut

[ gluht ]
/ glʌt /
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verb (used with object), glut·ted, glut·ting.
verb (used without object), glut·ted, glut·ting.
to eat to satiety or to excess.
noun
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Origin of glut

1275–1325; Middle English gluten, back formation from glutunglutton1

OTHER WORDS FROM glut

glut·ting·ly, adverbo·ver·glut, verb (used with object), o·ver·glut·ted, o·ver·glut·ting.un·glut·ted, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for glut

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 gluts, glutting or glutted (tr)
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 upto glut a passage

Derived forms of glut

gluttingly, adverb

Word Origin for glut

C14: probably from Old French gloutir, from Latin gluttīre; see glutton 1
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Cultural definitions for glut

glut

An oversupply of goods on the market.

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