bloat

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adjective

ˈblōt 

: bloated, puffy

bloat

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verb

bloated; bloating; bloats

transitive verb

1

a

: to make turgid or swollen

b

: to cause abdominal distension in

2

: to fill to capacity or overflowing

intransitive verb

: swell

bloat

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noun

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

: a condition of large dogs marked by distension and usually life-threatening rotation of the stomach

Examples of bloat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Images Beets are another potassium-rich food, which can help counteract sodium in your body, and therefore bloat. —Colleen De Bellefonds, Women's Health, 30 June 2023

White House Plumbers thus tells a clear, coherent story about a famous event in American history, and at just five episodes there's not much bloat to complain of (though it probably could've been made as a movie in an earlier era). —Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English blout, blote soft, pliable, from Old Norse blautr soft, weak; akin to Old English blēat miserable

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1677, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

bloat

verb

ˈblōt

: to swell by filling with or as if with water or air : puff up

Medical Definition

bloat

1 of 2 transitive verb

ˈblōt 

: to make turgid:

a

: to produce edema in

b

: to cause or result in accumulation of gas in the digestive tract of

cucumbers sometimes bloat me

c

: to cause abdominal distension in

intransitive verb

: to become turgid

bloat

2 of 2 noun

1

: a digestive disturbance of ruminant animals and especially cattle marked by accumulation of gas in one or more stomach compartments

2

a

: a condition of large dogs marked by distension and usually life-threatening rotation of the stomach

b

: any flatulent digestive disturbance of domestic animals