Definitions for: Bloat

[n] swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
[v] become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
[v] make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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. Cf. Blote.]
1. To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling
of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular
tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied
with softness.

2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. --Dryden.

Bloat, v. i.
To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular
tissue; to puff out; to swell. --Arbuthnot.

Bloat, a.
Bloated. [R.] --Shak.

Bloat, n.
A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
[Slang]

Bloat, v. t.
To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.

See Also: bloat, intumesce, lump, puffiness, swell, swell up, swelling, tumefy

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