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- Dictionarybloat/bləʊt/
verb
- 1. make or become swollen with fluid or gas: "the fungus has bloated their abdomens"
noun
- 1. a disease of livestock characterized by an accumulation of gas in the stomach.
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1. a. : one that is bloated. b. : unwarranted or excessive growth or enlargement. bureaucratic bloat. 2. : digestive disturbance of ruminant animals and especially cattle marked by accumulation of gas in one or more stomach compartments. 3.
BLOAT definition: 1. to swell up, or to make someone or something swollen: 2. to swell up, or to make someone or…. Learn more.
You use bloat to make the point that something is more than just fat or large — it's too puffed up or swollen and seems like it might burst. Most often you'll see bloat used to describe things that are filled up with liquid or gas — as in that feeling you get after eating too much.
to swell up, or to make someone or something swollen: If I eat it, my stomach bloats up. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enlarging and inflating. augmentation. balloon. broaden. build (someone/something) up. bulk something out. explosively. flare. fluff something up. implacably. inflation. lengthen. maximize. puff. pump someone up.
n. 1. A swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of cattle and domestic animals that is caused by excessive gas formation following fermentation of ingested watery legumes or green forage. 2. An excess or surfeit, as of employees, expenses, or procedures: corporate bloat.
verb. 1. to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind. 2. to become or cause to be puffed up, as with conceit. 3. (transitive) to cure (fish, esp herring) by half-drying in smoke. noun. 4. veterinary science. an abnormal distention of the abdomen in cattle, sheep, etc, caused by accumulation of gas in the stomach.
Nov 5, 2017 · bloat something to swell (= become bigger or rounder) or make something swell, especially in an unpleasant way. Her features had been bloated by years of drinking.
OED's earliest evidence for bloat is from 1860. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500). bloat is formed within English, by conversion.
Bloat definition: to expand or distend, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell. See examples of BLOAT used in a sentence.
Aug 11, 2024 · To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell. (intransitive) To become distended; to swell up. To fill with vanity or conceit. (dated) To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking. bloated herring. To increase to an excessive amount. Translations. [edit] ± to cause to become distended.
