What does bloat mean?
Definitions for bloat
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Princeton's WordNet
bloatverb
swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
bloatverb
become bloated or swollen or puff up
"The dead man's stomach was bloated"
bloatverb
make bloated or swollen
"Hunger bloated the child's belly"
Wiktionary
bloatnoun
distention of the abdomen from death
bloatverb
to cause to become distended
bloatverb
to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell
bloatverb
to fill with vanity or conceit
bloatverb
to preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking, (as in bloated herring).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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.
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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 Dictionary
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
Bloatverb
to inflate; to puff up; to make vain
Bloatverb
to grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell
Bloatadjective
bloated
Bloatnoun
a term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow
Bloatverb
to dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bloat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bloat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of bloat in a Sentence
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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- издувам, подпухвам, надувам, подувамBulgarian
- aufblähen, schwellen, aufblasenGerman
- inflar, hincharSpanish
- boursoufler, bouffir, gonflerFrench
- sèidScottish Gaelic
- duzzadHungarian
- mengasapiIndonesian
- opblazen, pekelen, volpompen, uitdeinen, zwellenDutch
- inchar, encherPortuguese
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