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English noun: glut

1. glut (attribute) the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall


Synonymsoversupply, surfeit


Broader (hypernym)overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance


English verb: glut

1. glut (consumption) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself


SamplesShe stuffed herself at the dinner.
The kids binged on ice cream.


Synonymsbinge, englut, engorge, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff


Pattern of useSomebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)eat

2. glut (possession) supply with an excess of


SamplesFlood the market with tennis shoes.
Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient.


Synonymsflood, oversupply


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody with something


Broader (hypernym)furnish, provide, render, supply









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