bloat
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To fill soft substance with gas.
Pronunciation
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blohtIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbloʊt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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verb
Become bloated or swollen or puff up
“The dead man's stomach was bloated.”
To cause to become distended.
intransitive
To become distended; to swell up.
To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
To fill with vanity or conceit.
To increase to an excessive amount.
noun
veterinary medicine
Swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
veterinary medicine
Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.
figurative
Wasteful use of space or other resources.
Distention of the abdomen from death.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
- Formality
- Technical
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- “The dead man's stomach was bloated.”verb
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