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View usage for: (glʌt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense gluts, present participle glutting, past tense, past participle glutted1. countable noun [usually singular]If there is a glut of something, there is so much of it that it cannot all be sold or used. There's a glut of agricultural products in Western Europe. ...a world oil glut. Synonyms: surfeit, excess, surplus, plethora More Synonyms of glut 2. verbIf a market is glutted with something, there is a glut of that thing. [business] The region is glutted with hospitals. [be VERB-ed + with] Soldiers returning from the war had glutted the job market. [VERB noun] Synonyms: saturate, flood, choke, clog More Synonyms of glut More Synonyms of glut (ɡlʌt) noun1. an excessive amount, as in the production of a crop, often leading to a fall in price 2. the act of glutting or state of being glutted verbWord forms: gluts, glutting or glutted (transitive)3. to feed or supply beyond capacity 4. to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it 5. to cram full or choke up to glut a passage Derived forms gluttingly (ˈgluttingly) adverb Word origin C14: probably from Old French gloutir, from Latin gluttīre; see glutton1 (glʌt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈglutted or ˈglutting1. to eat like a glutton; overindulge verb transitive2. to feed, fill, supply, etc. to excess; surfeit 3. to flood (the market) with certain goods so that the supply is greater than the demand noun4. a glutting or being glutted 5. a supply of certain goods that is greater than the demand SIMILAR WORDS: ˈsatiˌate Word origin ME glutten < OFr gloter, to swallow < L gluttire, prob. ult. < IE base * gel-, to devour > Ger kehle, OE ceole, throat Examples of 'glut' in a sentenceglut British English: glut NOUN If there is a glut of something, there is so much of it that it cannot all be sold or used. Exports have become increasingly important to wineries as they battle a global wine glut. - American English: glut
- Brazilian Portuguese: fartura
- Chinese: 供应过剩
- European Spanish: superabundancia
- French: surabondance
- German: Überangebot
- Italian: eccesso
- Japanese: 供給過剰
- Korean: 공급 과잉
- European Portuguese: fartura
- Latin American Spanish: superabundancia
British English: glut VERB If a market is glutted with something, there is a glut of that thing. The region is glutted with hospitals. - American English: glut
- Brazilian Portuguese: saturar
- Chinese: 供给过多
- European Spanish: saturar
- French: saturer
- German: überschwemmen
- Italian: saturare
- Japanese: 供給過剰にする
- Korean: 과잉공급하다
- European Portuguese: saturar
- Latin American Spanish: saturar
Chinese translation of 'glut' n (c) -
供应(應)过(過)剩 (gōngyìng guòshèng)
vt to be glutted (with ... ) [market, economy] 充斥着(著)( ... ) (chōngchìzhe ( ... ))
a glut of oil/fruit 油/水果供应(應)过(過)剩 (yóu/shuǐguǒ gōngyìng guòshèng) Definition an excessive supply There's a glut of agricultural products in Western Europe. Synonyms saturation oversupply superabundance Opposites lack , shortage , want , scarcity , dearth , paucity Definition to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it Soldiers returning from war had glutted the job market. Definition to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it The pond was glutted with fish. Additional synonymsDefinition to hinder the growth of The village roads are choked with traffic. Synonyms block, dam, clog, obstruct, bung, constrict, occlude (formal), congest, close, stop, barDefinition to eat or feed to excess Synonyms overeat, gorge, glut, guzzle, satiate, pig out (slang), overfeed, gormandize, put or pack away Definition to flood Torrential rain deluged the capital. Synonyms flood, drown, swamp, submerge, soak, drench, inundate, douse |