bloat

Meanings

Plural: bloats

Noun

swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
Distention of the abdomen from death.
Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.
Wasteful use of space or other resources.
A worthless, dissipated fellow.

Verb

become bloated or swollen or puff up
- "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
make bloated or swollen
- "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
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.
To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking.
To increase to an excessive amount.

Adj

bloated.

Origin / Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English blot, blout (“soft; flexible; pliable”), from Old Norse blautr (“soft”). Akin to Danish blød, Dutch bloot (“nude”) and German bloß (“nude”).

Synonyms

ruminal tympany

Scrabble Score: 7

bloat is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bloat is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bloat is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

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