bloated; bloating; bloats
1
a
: to make turgid or swollen
b
: to cause abdominal distension in
2
: to fill to capacity or overflowing
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
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David Zipper, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Data classification and retention policies are established to manage data privacy and minimize data bloat.
—Chris Stegh, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Usually people don’t like bloating, but that feeling of fullness can lead them to eat smaller portions or avoid unnecessary snacking, says Donelan.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
On Dangerous, Riley helps carve a sharper figure out of the bloat and bombast that defines all of Jackson’s post-Thriller albums, and Jackson’s increasingly percussive vocal style came alive in new ways over Riley’s propulsive new jack swing tracks.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
But even that proposal — which did not address other car bloat dangers like blind zones and torso strikes — is likely to be cast aside by incoming Trump appointees who are disinclined toward new business regulations.
—David Zipper, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Data classification and retention policies are established to manage data privacy and minimize data bloat.
—Chris Stegh, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ovarian cancer may cause vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, back pain, bloating, and difficulty eating.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Usually people don’t like bloating, but that feeling of fullness can lead them to eat smaller portions or avoid unnecessary snacking, says Donelan.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
And though the world feels huge, Shadows is avoiding the now-infamous Ubisoft bloat (the biggest city in the game is half the size of Paris in 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity).
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
On Dangerous, Riley helps carve a sharper figure out of the bloat and bombast that defines all of Jackson’s post-Thriller albums, and Jackson’s increasingly percussive vocal style came alive in new ways over Riley’s propulsive new jack swing tracks.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Bloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloat. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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bloat
1 of 2 transitive verb
: 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
: to become turgid
bloat
2 of 2 noun1
: 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
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