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1. (v.t.) bloat
to expand or distend, as with air or water; puff up.
2. (v.i.) bloat
to become swollen.
3. (n.) bloat
a gassy distension of the abdomen or other part of the digestive system.
4. bloat
a sheep, cow, or the like affected by bloat.
Etymology: (1250–1300; earlier bloat (adj.) soft, puffy, ME blout < ON blautr wet, soft)
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1. (verb) bloat
swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
2. (verb) bloat
become bloated or swollen or puff up
"The dead man's stomach was bloated"
3. (verb) bloat
make bloated or swollen
"Hunger bloated the child's belly"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) bloat
bloated
2. (noun) bloat
a term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow
3. (verb) bloat
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
4. (verb) bloat
to inflate; to puff up; to make vain
5. (verb) bloat
to grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell
6. (verb) bloat
to dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote
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