bloat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
  2. verb become bloated or swollen or puff up
    • The dead man's stomach was bloated
  3. verb make bloated or swollen
    • Hunger bloated the child's belly

WordNet

Bloat transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. blöt soft, blöta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. bleát wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow. Cf. Blote.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Bloated; present participle & verbal noun Bloating
Definitions
  1. To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.
  2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. Dryden.
Bloat intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot.
Bloat adjective
Definitions
  1. Bloated. R. Shak.
Bloat noun
Definitions
  1. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. Slang
Bloat transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.

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