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glut

1 of 2verb
/ɡlʌt/
Forms:gluts,glutting,glutted,glutted
1

to consume food excessively or immoderately

  • Whenever he's upset, he tends to glut on junk food.
  • During the holidays, it's easy to glut on festive treats and regret it later.
  • At the buffet, she warned her kids not to glut themselves on sweets.
2

to fill a market with too much of a particular item or product

  • During the harvest season, farmers often glut local markets with fresh produce.
  • After the festival, vendors glutted the streets with leftover merchandise at discounted prices.
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