CLOY Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word cloy. (close relations)
cloyed
Best Alternative Words for CLOY
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surfeit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being more than full • the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall • eating until excessively full verb • supply or feed to surfeit • indulge (one's appetite) to satiety | ||||||||
glut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall verb • overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself • supply with an excess of | ||||||||
sate | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill to satisfaction | ||||||||
satiate | verbv | |||||||
adjective • supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction verb • fill to satisfaction • overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | ||||||||
pall | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sudden numbing dread • burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped • hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) verb • become less interesting or attractive • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away • cover with a pall • cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing • cause to become flat • lose sparkle or bouquet • lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to) • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | ||||||||
block | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) • a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit • housing in a large building that is divided into separate units • (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted • an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope • a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • a platform from which an auctioneer sells • the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements verb • render unsuitable for passage • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • stop from happening or developing • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • run on a block system • interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight • stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block • obstruct • block passage through • support, secure, or raise with a block • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • be unable to remember • shape by using a block • shape into a block or blocks • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | ||||||||
choke | verbv | |||||||
noun • a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current • a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine verb • breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion • be too tight; rub or press • wring the neck of • constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake • fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation • check or slow down the action or effect of • become or cause to become obstructed • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • reduce the air supply • cause to retch or choke | ||||||||
fill | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity sufficient to satisfy • any material that fills a space or container verb • make full, also in a metaphorical sense • become full • occupy the whole of • assume, as of positions or roles • fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction • appoint someone to (a position or a job) • eat until one is sated • fill to satisfaction • plug with a substance | ||||||||
gorge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) • a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) • the passage between the pharynx and the stomach verb • overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | ||||||||
jade | nounn | |||||||
noun • a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite • a woman adulterer • a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green • an old or over-worked horse adjective satellite • of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||||
nauseate | verbv | |||||||
verb • upset and make nauseated • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||||
satisfy | verbv | |||||||
verb • meet the requirements or expectations of • make happy or satisfied • fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction | ||||||||
sicken | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of • get sick • upset and make nauseated • make sick or ill | ||||||||
stodge | nounn | |||||||
noun • heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food | ||||||||
stuff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object • miscellaneous unspecified objects • informal terms for personal possessions • senseless talk • unspecified qualities required to do or be something • information in some unspecified form • a critically important or characteristic component verb • cram into a cavity • press or force • obstruct • overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself • treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting • fill tightly with a material • fill with a stuffing while cooking | ||||||||
block up | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • render unsuitable for passage | ||||||||
fill up | verbv | |||||||
verb • make full, also in a metaphorical sense • become full • fill or stop up • eat until one is sated | ||||||||
stop up | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |