Bloat
WordNet

noun


(1)   Swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

verb


(2)   Become bloated or swollen or puff up
"The dead man's stomach was bloated"
(3)   Make bloated or swollen
"Hunger bloated the child's belly"
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Etymology


Perhaps from , akin to Danish and German .

Verb



  1. to cause to become distended
  2. to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell
  3. to fill with vanity or conceit
  4. to preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking, (as in bloated herring).
 
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