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1. (v.t.) cloy
to weary by excess; surfeit; satiate.
2. (v.i.) cloy
to become wearisome or distasteful through excess.
Etymology: (1350–1400; aph. var. of ME acloyen < MF enclo(y)er < LL inclāvāre to nail in =in-in -2+-clāvāre, v. der. of clāvus nail)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) surfeit, cloy
supply or feed to surfeit
2. (verb) cloy, pall
cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
"Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) cloy
to fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog
2. (verb) cloy
to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate; to fill to loathing; to surfeit
3. (verb) cloy
to penetrate or pierce; to wound
4. (verb) cloy
to spike, as a cannon
5. (verb) cloy
to stroke with a claw
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