Bloat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bləʊt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Bloat is a verb meaning To cause to become distended.
Meaning
To cause to become distended.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, veterinary medicine) To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
- 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.
- To increase to an excessive amount.
- Distention of the abdomen from death.
- (dated) To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking.
Example Sentences
bloated herring
A group of hippos is called a bloat.
Let the bloat king tempt you again to bed
Adding an e-mail feature to this simple text editor would be pointless bloat.
Word Forms
- bloats
- bloating
- bloated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include distended, tumescent, tumid, swollen, puffed, puffy.
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