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Definition of Bloat
1. Verb. Become bloated or swollen or puff up. "Did his feet bloat?"; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
2. Noun. Swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas.
3. Verb. Make bloated or swollen. "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
Definition of Bloat
1. 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.
2. v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
3. a. Bloated.
4. n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
5. v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
Definition of Bloat
1. Verb. to cause to become distended ¹
2. Verb. to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell ¹
3. Verb. to fill with vanity or conceit ¹
4. Verb. to preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking, (as in bloated herring). ¹
5. Noun. distention of the abdomen from death ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bloat
1. to swell [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: swell
Medical Definition of Bloat
1. 1. Abdominal distention from swallowed air or intestinal gas from fermentation. 2. Distention of the rumen of cattle, caused by the accumulation of gases of fermentation, particularly likely to occur when the animals are pastured on rich legume grasses; if unrelieved, the condition may quickly lead to death. (05 Mar 2000)
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