ENGLUT

gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

(verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; “She stuffed herself at the dinner”; “The kids binged on ice cream”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

englut (third-person singular simple present engluts, present participle englutting, simple past and past participle englutted)

To swallow; to swallow up, engulf.

To glut, satiate.

Anagrams

• Lutgen, gluten

Source: Wiktionary


En*glut", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Englutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Englutting.] Etym: [Pref. en- + glut: cf. F. engloutir.]

1. To swallow or gulp down. [Obs.] Shak.

2. To glut. [Obs.] "Englutted with vanity." Ascham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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