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Entry 6 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Bloat

/(blōt)/ · IPA /bloʊt/
01 v. t. 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 mor…
imp. & p. p. Bloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloating
  1. 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. 2.
    To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
02 v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
  1. 1.
    To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
03 a. Bloated.
  1. 1.
    Bloated.[R.]
04 n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
  1. 1.
    A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.[Slang]
05 v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
  1. 1.
    To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote. See: Blote