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Meaning
Noun
●
An
excess
, too much.
●
That which is swallowed.
●
Something that
fills up
an opening.
●
A
wooden wedge
used in
splitting
blocks.
●
In Mining:
A
piece
of
wood
used to
fill up
behind
cribbing
or tubbing.
●
A
bat
, or small
piece
of
brick
, used to
fill out
a course.
●
In Architecture:
An
arched
opening
to the
ashpit
of a kiln.
●
A
block
used for a fulcrum.
●
In Eels:
The broad-nosed
eel
(Anguilla
anguilla
,
syn
. Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.
●
In British English & Football (soccer):
Five
goals
scored
by one
player
in a game.
Verb
●
To
fill
to
capacity
; to
satisfy
all
demand
or
requirement
; to sate.
●
In Economics:
To provide (a market) with
so much
of a product that the supply
greatly
exceeds
the demand.
●
To
eat
gluttonously
or to satiety.
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Wiktionary
Origin
glut
English
gluttio
Latin
gluttus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Excess
Overabundance
Plethora
Slew
Surfeit
Surplus
Clog
Cloy
Antonyms
Lack
Shortage
Related
Dearth
Shortage
Oversupply
Influx
Scarcity
Supply
Downturn
Surge
Boom
Slowdown
Shortfall
Decline
Recession
Explosion
Crisis
Demand
Crunch
Deluge
Production
Fall
Paucity
Abundance
Rise
Slump
Deficit
Inflation
Spike
Volatility
Loss
Collapse
Sale
Shortages
Market
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Rhymes
Ut
Gut
Tut
But
Nut
Jut
Hut
Cut
Shat
Butt
Putt
Scut
Mutt
Slut
Shut
What
Glut
Abut
Donut
Strut
Recut
Rebut
Abutt
Peanut
Walnut
Astrut
Coconut
Somewhat
Uppercut
Shortcut
Hazelnut
Crosscut
Undercut
Scuttlebutt
You-Know-What
Prime Cut
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