bloat

[ bloht ]

/ bloʊt /

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verb (used with object)

to expand or distend, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell: Overeating bloated their bellies.

to puff up; make vain or conceited: The promotion has bloated his ego to an alarming degree.

to cure (fishes) as bloaters.

verb (used without object)

to become swollen; be puffed out or dilated: The carcass started to bloat.

noun

Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.

a person or thing that is bloated.

bloater (defs. 1, 2).

Origin of bloat

1250–1300; earlier bloat (adj.) soft, puffy, Middle English blout<Old Norse blautr wet, soft

SYNONYMS FOR bloat

1 swell, inflate, enlarge, balloon.

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Words nearby bloat

blizzard, blk., B.LL., BL Lac object, BLM, bloat, bloated, bloater, blob, bloc, Blocadren

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Example sentences from the Web for bloat

Part of the decomposition process causes bodies to bloat and blood to sometimes seep from the mouth.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards|Nina Strochlic|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the new, leaner strategy, any bloat has to go, even if it means reversing on a major earlier decision.
Bill Gates’ Internet Doomsday Prophesy Comes True|Kyle Chayka|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On these bad days, I step out of bed and look in the mirror at the bloat in my face.
Inspired by Ashley Judd, My Own ‘Puffy Face’ Saga|Kelly Bergin|April 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Come on and watch the free show while the bloat makes out your check and mine.
The Lumberjack Sky Pilot|Thomas D. Whittles

All malt liquors fatten, or at least bloat; and I hope you do not deal much in them.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
Had good digestion through the growing period, but subsequently became subject to "bloat of wind" in abdomen.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
The fly had pierced a blood vessel and would now bloat itself with blood.
The Lost Wagon|James Arthur Kjelgaard
The consekence was, he began to swell an bloat like a mad porkepine.
Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia|Seba Smith

British Dictionary definitions for bloat

bloat

/ (bləʊt) /

verb

to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind

to become or cause to be puffed up, as with conceit

(tr) to cure (fish, esp herring) by half-drying in smoke

noun

vet science an abnormal distention of the abdomen in cattle, sheep, etc, caused by accumulation of gas in the stomach

Word Origin for bloat

C17: probably related to Old Norse blautr soaked, Old English blāt pale

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for bloat

bloat

[ blōt ]

n.

Abdominal distention due to swallowed air or intestinal gas production.

Other words from bloat

bloat′ed (blō′tĭd) adj.

单词	bloat
释义	bloat [ bloht ] / bloʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bloat ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to expand or distend, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell: Overeating bloated their bellies. to puff up; make vain or conceited: The promotion has bloated his ego to an alarming degree. to cure (fishes) as bloaters. verb (used without object) to become swollen; be puffed out or dilated: The carcass started to bloat. noun Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes. a person or thing that is bloated. bloater (defs. 1, 2). Origin of bloat 1250–1300; earlier bloat (adj.) soft, puffy, Middle English blout<Old Norse blautr wet, soft SYNONYMS FOR bloat 1 swell, inflate, enlarge, balloon. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bloat ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby bloat blizzard, blk., B.LL., BL Lac object, BLM, bloat, bloated, bloater, blob, bloc, Blocadren Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bloat Part of the decomposition process causes bodies to bloat and blood to sometimes seep from the mouth. Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards\|Nina Strochlic\|October 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the new, leaner strategy, any bloat has to go, even if it means reversing on a major earlier decision. Bill Gates’ Internet Doomsday Prophesy Comes True\|Kyle Chayka\|July 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On these bad days, I step out of bed and look in the mirror at the bloat in my face. Inspired by Ashley Judd, My Own ‘Puffy Face’ Saga\|Kelly Bergin\|April 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Come on and watch the free show while the bloat makes out your check and mine. The Lumberjack Sky Pilot\|Thomas D. Whittles All malt liquors fatten, or at least bloat; and I hope you do not deal much in them. The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son\|The Earl of Chesterfield Had good digestion through the growing period, but subsequently became subject to "bloat of wind" in abdomen. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers\|Various The fly had pierced a blood vessel and would now bloat itself with blood. The Lost Wagon\|James Arthur Kjelgaard The consekence was, he began to swell an bloat like a mad porkepine. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia\|Seba Smith British Dictionary definitions for bloat bloat / (bləʊt) / verb to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind to become or cause to be puffed up, as with conceit (tr) to cure (fish, esp herring) by half-drying in smoke noun vet science an abnormal distention of the abdomen in cattle, sheep, etc, caused by accumulation of gas in the stomach Word Origin for bloat C17: probably related to Old Norse blautr soaked, Old English blāt pale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bloat inflate, swell, distend, dilate, balloon, bilge, enlarge, belly, billow, expand, puff up Medical definitions for bloat bloat [ blōt ] n. Abdominal distention due to swallowed air or intestinal gas production. Other words from bloat bloat′ed (blō′tĭd) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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bloat

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of bloat

SYNONYMS FOR bloat

Words nearby bloat

Example sentences from the Web for bloat

British Dictionary definitions for bloat

verb

noun

Word Origin for bloat

Words related to bloat

Medical definitions for bloat

n.

Other words from bloat