I. glut 1 /ɡlʌt/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular]
a supply of something, especially a product or crop, that is more than is needed OPP shortage
glut of
a glut of oil on the world market
II. glut 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle glutted , present participle glutting ) [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Old French gloutir 'to swallow' , from Latin gluttire ]
to cause something to have too much of something:
the glutted property market