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to glut

to glut

1 7.9
To eat too much food at one time
  • verb
  • /ɡlʌt/
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  • After the feast, she realized she had glut her appetite by eating far too many desserts.

Examples

  • He would often glut himself on sweets during the holidays.

  • After the long hike, they glutted on the feast laid out before them.

  • It is unwise to glut on rich foods if you want to remain healthy.

  • Don't glut yourself at the buffet!

  • She gluts on chocolate every weekend.

  • He tends to glut himself at the buffet, always going back for more food than he can handle.

  • During the holidays, many people glut themselves with rich foods and treats that they normally avoid.

Synonyms

to stuff
vsto glut
  • Informal
109 5.8

To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full

is the broader action of overconsuming without speed or greed focus
to overeat
vsto glut
14 3.1

To eat more food than your body needs at one time

is more general, covering any excess consumption including gradual cases
to gorge
vsto glut
12 5.9

To eat a very large amount of food greedily

is similar but less focused on appetite or greed
to binge
vsto glut
12 4.5

To do something like eating, drinking, or watching a lot in a short time

is limited to food or drink excess rather than other short bursts
to pig out
vsto glut
  • Informal
7 7.5

Eat a very large amount of food without control

is the simple excess meaning without informal or casual tone
to overindulge
vsto glut
3 6.2

Let yourself and others have too much food or drink

is specifically about personal excess in eating or drinking rather than permissiveness
to stuff one's face
vsto glut
  • Informal
3 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

covers the same excess but not necessarily the quick, greedy style
to make a pig of oneself
vsto glut
  • Informal
1 7.6

To eat or drink too much

is the neutral idea of overconsumption without the shameful tone
to engorge
vsto glut
1 7.7

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

is a broader term for overconsuming without stressing physical filling
to ingurgitate
vsto glut
  • Formal
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is the everyday expression of the same excess without technical tone
to englut
vsto glut
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat too much food in a greedy way

is more general, meaning excess consumption without greedy tone
to gluttonize
vsto glut
  • US
9.9

To eat too much food quickly and greedily

is the neutral idea of overindulging without moral judgment
to overgorge
vsto glut
8.6

To eat too much food at once

focuses more on general overconsumption without politeness judgment
to gormandize
vsto glut
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full

is the common overindulgence sense without moral emphasis
to gourmandize
vsto glut
9.9

To eat too much in a greedy way

is the plain sense of overeating without strong greediness
to fill one's face
vsto glut
  • UK
8.5

To eat a lot of food quickly

is the general excess idea without implying visible lack of restraint
to scarf out
vsto glut
  • Informal
8.4

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is the neutral notion of overindulgence without informal tone

Antonyms

58 4.6

To not eat or drink for a time

How Excessive

to binge
12 4.5
to gorge
12 5.9
to glut
1 7.9
to overeat
14 3.1
to eat
1.0
to nibble
56 2.0

Surface Forms

glut infinitive
glutted past
glutted past participle
glutting present participle
gluts third person singular

Etymology

The word glut shares history with glutton, which comes from an old word for 'swallow'. So to glut yourself is to eat or drink so much you 'swallow' more than you need and overindulge.