GLUT


Meaning of GLUT in English

— gluttingly , adv.

/glut/ , v. , glutted, glutting , n.

v.t.

1. to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.

2. to feed or fill to excess; cloy.

3. to flood (the market) with a particular item or service so that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.

4. to choke up: to glut a channel.

v.i.

5. to eat to satiety or to excess.

n.

6. a full supply.

7. an excessive supply or amount; surfeit.

8. an act of glutting or the state of being glutted.

[ 1275-1325; ME gluten, back formation from glutun GLUTTON 1 ]

Syn. 1. surfeit, stuff, satiate. 5. gorge, cram. 7. surplus, excess, superabundance.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .