Definitions for bloat
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bloatverb

   swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

2. bloatverb

   become bloated or swollen or puff up

   "The dead man's stomach was bloated"

3. bloatverb

   make bloated or swollen

   "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bloatnoun

   distention of the abdomen from death

2. bloatverb

   to cause to become distended

3. bloatverb

   to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell

4. bloatverb

   to fill with vanity or conceit

5. bloatverb

   to preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking, (as in bloated herring).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Bloatverb

   To swell, or make turgid with wind.

   Etymology: probably from blow.

   His rude essays
   Encourage him, and bloat him up with praise,
   That he may get more bulk before he dies. Dryden.

   The strutting petticoat smooths all distinctions, levels the mother with the daughter. I cannot but be troubled to see so many well-shaped innocent virgins bloated up, and waddling up and down like bigbellied women. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

2. To Bloatverb

   To grow turgid.

   If a person of a firm constitution begins to bloat, from being warm grows cold, his fibres grow weak. Arbuthnot.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bloat

   Bloat refers to a condition distinguished by excessive swelling or enlargement, often due to accumulation of gas or fluid in the body, which can result in discomfort or health complications. It can affect humans, animals, or even software where unnecessary features or complexity make it larger, slower, or harder to use.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bloatverb

   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. Bloatverb

   to inflate; to puff up; to make vain

3. Bloatverb

   to grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell

4. Bloatadjective

   bloated

5. Bloatnoun

   a term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow

6. Bloatverb

   to dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bloat

   blōt, v.t. to swell or puff out: to dry by smoke (applied to fish).—v.i. to swell or dilate: to grow turgid.—p.adj. Bloat′ed.—n. Bloat′er, a herring partially dried in smoke, esp. at Yarmouth. [Scand., as in Sw. blöt, soft.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bloat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bloat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of bloat in a Sentence

1. Mark Perry:

   Faculty have been concerned for a long time about administrative bloat in higher education. When you look at the cost of college over the last 10, 20, 30, 40 years, college tuition fees have gone up more than any other consumer product, good or service.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bloat
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bloat
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bloat
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloat
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bloat