glut

1 of 3

verb (1)

glutted; glutting

transitive verb

1
: to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
The market is glutted with oil.
2
: to fill especially with food to satiety
glutted themselves at the restaurant buffet

glut

2 of 3

noun

1
: an excessive quantity : oversupply
a glut of oil on the market
2
archaic : the act or process of glutting

glut

3 of 3

verb (2)

glutted; glutting

transitive verb

archaic
: to swallow greedily
Choose the Right Synonym for glut

satiate, sate, surfeit, cloy, pall, glut, gorge mean to fill to repletion.

satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel
readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

Examples of glut in a Sentence

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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1) and Noun

Middle English glouten, probably from Anglo-French glutir to swallow, from Latin gluttire — more at glutton

Verb (2)

probably from obsolete glut, noun, swallow

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun

circa 1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1600, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of glut was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Glut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glut. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

glut

1 of 2 verb
glutted; glutting
1
: to fill with food to the point of discomfort : stuff
2
: to flood with more goods than are needed
the market was glutted with fruit

glut

2 of 2 noun
: too much of something

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