Glut Definition
glŭt
gluts, glutted, glutting
verb
glutted, glutting
To feed, fill, supply, etc. to excess; surfeit.
Webster's New World
To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate.
The lions slept after they glutted themselves on the kill.
American Heritage
To flood (the market) with certain goods so that the supply is greater than the demand.
Webster's New World
To eat like a glutton; overindulge.
Webster's New World
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noun
gluts
An oversupply.
A glut of gasoline caused prices at the pump to fall.
American Heritage
A glutting or being glutted.
Webster's New World
A supply of certain goods that is greater than the demand.
Webster's New World
An excess, too much.
A glut of the market.
Wiktionary
That which is swallowed.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Glut
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From Old French gloter (cf French engloutir (“to devour”), glouton (“glutton”))), from Latin gluttio (“I swallow”). Akin to Russian глотать (“to swallow”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English glotten probably from Old French glotoiier to eat greedily from Latin gluttīre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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