Bloat

[bləʊt] or [blot]

Definition

(noun.) swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas.

(verb.) become bloated or swollen or puff up; 'The dead man's stomach was bloated'.

(verb.) make bloated or swollen; 'Hunger bloated the child's belly'.

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Definition

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.

(v. i.) To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.

(a.) Bloated.

(n.) A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.

(v. t.) To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Swell, inflate, distend, puff up, blow up, make turgid.

v. n. Swell, be swollen, be inflated or distended, be puffed or blown up, become turgid.

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Definition

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.

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