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Dictionary: en·glut   (ĕn-glŭt') pronunciation
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tr.v., -glut·ted, -glut·ting, -gluts.
To gulp down; swallow greedily.

[Anglo-Norman englutir, from Late Latin inglūtīre : Latin in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + Latin gluttīre, to swallow.]


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verb

    To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: bolt, down, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, swill, wolf. See ingestion.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
  Synonyms: gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

 
 

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