Thesaurus: bloat

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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. t. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
3. v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
4. a. Bloated.
5. n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
6. v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
7. n. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
8. v. become bloated or swollen or puff up
9. v. make bloated or swollen
10. 1. 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. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. Dryden. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot. Bloated. [R.] Shak. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang] To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
11. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue;to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot.
12. n:28/v:72 n. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas v. become bloated or swollen or puff up v. make bloated or swollen