cloy

Meaning

1. (transitive) To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
2. (transitive) To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate.
3. (transitive) To fill to loathing; to surfeit.

Synonyms

surfeit

satiate

glut

pall

sate

overflow

overindulge

overstock

pig out

revolt

satiety

satisfy

turn off

have enough

gluttonise

consume

be nincompoop

disgust

gorge

ingurgitate

overcrowd

Translations

disgustare

nauseare

hartar

bıktırmak

anwidern

volstoppen

usandırmak

sich ekeln

empören

anekeln

χορταίνω

κορέννυμαι

dégoûter

répugner

υπερπληρώ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɔɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: acloyen

In summary

From an aphetic form of Middle English acloyen, from Old French enclouer, encloer, from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre, from Late Latin clāvāre, from Latin clāvus.