cloy

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɔɪ/

Etymology

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