Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bloat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bloat \Bloat\ (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr
soft, wet, Sw. bl["o]t soft, bl["o]ta to soak; akin to G.
bloss bare, and AS. ble['a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of
Eng. 5th blow. Cf. {Blote}.]
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. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bloat \Bloat\, v. i.
To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular
tissue; to puff out; to swell. --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bloat \Bloat\, a.
Bloated. [R.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bloat \Bloat\, n.
A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
[Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bloat \Bloat\, v. t.
To dry (herrings) in smoke. See {Blote}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bloat
n : swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic
animals caused by excessive gas
v 1: become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's
stomach was bloated"
2: make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
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