Bloat — is a medical condition in which the stomach becomes overstretched by excessive gas content. It is also commonly referred to as torsion, gastric torsion, and gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) when the stomach is also twisted. The word bloat is… … Wikipedia
bloat — bloat; bloat·ed·ness; bloat·ed; bloat·er; … English syllables
Bloat — (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl[ o]t soft, bl[ o]ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble[ a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bloat — Bloat, v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bloat — Bloat, a. Bloated. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bloat — Bloat, n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bloat — Bloat, v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See {Blote}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloat — index inflate, spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bloat — [v] blow up like a balloon balloon, belly, bilge, billow, dilate, distend, enlarge, expand, inflate, puff up, swell; concepts 184,208 Ant. deflate, shrink, shrivel, tighten … New thesaurus
bloat — ► VERB ▪ cause to swell with fluid or gas. DERIVATIVES bloated adjective. ORIGIN perhaps from an Old Norse word meaning soft, flabby … English terms dictionary
