glut

/ɡlʌt/
verb
  1. To supply or fill something with more than is needed; to overfill.
    • The stores were glutted with holiday merchandise that nobody bought.
    • Don't glut your schedule with too many activities or you'll get exhausted.
    • The river was glutted with mud after the heavy rains.
noun
  1. An excessively large supply of something, more than is needed.
    • A glut of oil on the world market caused fuel prices to fall.
    • After the harvest, there was a glut of apples that the farmers couldn't sell.
    • The market has a glut of cheap smartphones, so prices are dropping.
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