meaning of bloat

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.
3.
To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
4.
Bloated.
5.
A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
6.
To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
7.
swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas


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