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- [gluht]
- /glʌt/
- /ɡlʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gluht]
- /glʌt/
Definitions of glut word
- verb with object glut to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite. 1
- verb with object glut to feed or fill to excess; cloy. 1
- verb with object glut to flood (the market) with a particular item or service so that the supply greatly exceeds the demand. 1
- verb with object glut to choke up: to glut a channel. 1
- verb without object glut to eat to satiety or to excess. 1
- noun glut a full supply. 1
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Origin of glut
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English gluten, back formation from glutun glutton1
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Parts of speech for Glut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glut popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
glut usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glut
verb glut
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- surfeit — excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
- overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
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noun glut
- excess — An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
- surplus — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- superfluity — the state of being superfluous.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
Antonyms for glut
verb glut
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- deplete — To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- dissatisfy — to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
noun glut
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- insufficiency — deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.
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