bloat
/bloʊt/ verb C1- To cause to become distended.
- To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
- To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
- To become distended; to swell up.
- To fill with vanity or conceit. · 1675, John Dryden, Prologue to Circe by Dr. Davenant Encourage him, and bloat him up with Praise
- To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking. · bloated herring
- To increase to an excessive amount.
He/she/it bloats · Past bloated · Past participle bloated · -ing form bloating
Verb forms
- Base form
- bloat
- He/she/it
- bloats
- Past
- bloated
- Past participle
- bloated
- -ing form
- bloating
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