ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the definition for glut?
A
excess amounts of something
B
repulsively ugly
C
to match exactly
D
suffering from hunger
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. : an excessive quantity : oversupply. a glut of oil on the market. archaic : the act or process of glutting.

Detailed explanation-2: -A glut means there is too much of something. In other words, the supply of something exceeds demand, i.e., there is an oversupply.

Detailed explanation-3: -Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of glut are cloy, gorge, pall, sate, satiate, and surfeit. While all these words mean “to fill to repletion, ” glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples from Collins dictionaries There’s a glut of agricultural products in Western Europe. The region is glutted with hospitals. Soldiers returning from the war had glutted the job market.

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