glut

verb \ ˈglət \

Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of glut

glutted; glutting

transitive verb

1 : to fill especially with food to satiety

glutted themselves at the restaurant buffet

2 : to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand

The market is glutted with oil.

intransitive verb

: to eat gluttonously

Recent Examples of glut from the Web

Start in high plank position with your hands stacked underneath your shoulders, your core, quads, and glutes engaged, back flat, and your body in one straight line.

— leah prinzivalli, SELF, "How Jennifer Lopez's Trainer, David Kirsch, Uses the TRX to Build Core Strength," 27 Apr. 2018
Launching a new luxury condo tower at a time when the market is glutted with unsold inventory might seem like risky business.

— rene rodriguez, miamiherald, "Real estate developers ran out of waterfront property. Now they might want to buy yours | Miami Herald," 6 Mar. 2018
But the market is still glutted by too much supply, which caused the average luxury sales price to fall 6.3 percent in 2017, according to Mansion Global.

— rene rodriguez, miamiherald, "Bitcoin is booming in Miami. But can you buy a house with it?," 26 Jan. 2018
The new wave of crude has again glutted the market.

— bradley olson and alison sider, WSJ, "Wall Street Cash Pumps Up Oil Production Even as Prices Sag," 7 July 2017
When the shale drilling revolution glutted the market with natural gas beginning in 2008, an abundance of power plants were already on hand to put it to use.

— jonathan thompson, New Republic, "Trump Is Big Coal’s Last Gasp," 21 Sep. 2017
In a region glutted with ex-NYC chefs and farmhouse-chic dining spots, Lil’ Deb’s stands apart, both figuratively and literally.

— amanda shapiro, Bon Appetit, "This Restaurant Is Basically an Art Installation with Knockout Food," 11 Sep. 2017
Because global oil and gas markets are already glutted, moves by the Trump administration to boost drilling and exports can only play a marginal role.

— georgi kantchev and lynn cook, WSJ, "U.S. Boost to Oil Drilling Will Barely Dent Russia’s Energy Monolith," 13 July 2017
The weekend — glutted with prison lock-up shows — is another test.

— david bauder, The Seattle Times, "MSNBC surges as home for Trump opponents," 7 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of glut

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

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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Synonym Discussion of 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.