glut
UK[ɡlʌt]US[ɡlʌt]
v
To supply or fill something with more of it than is needed or wanted.
n
A situation in which there is more of something than is needed or can be used.
Etymology
The verb 'glut' entered Middle English from Old French 'glotir', meaning 'to swallow' or 'gulp down'. This Old French term derived from Latin 'gluttire', which carried the same sense of devouring. The core semantic thread from Latin through to modern English involves the idea of excessive consumption. The modern abstract meanings of oversupply or surplus evolved from this literal notion of swallowing or taking in more than is necessary, metaphorically extending from the physical act of gorging to a market or situation being overfilled.
Analysis
The word 'glut' is a simplex word of Germanic origin. It is not productively formed from smaller, recognizable morphemes in modern English.
Examples
The market was glutted with cheap imports, causing prices to collapse.
A glut of new graduates has made the job market extremely competitive.
Farmers sometimes destroy crops to avoid a glut that would lower their income.