BLOAT
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Bloat (bl&ō;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloating.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl&ö;t soft, bl&ö;ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. bleát 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.
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2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. Dryden.
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Bloat, v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot.
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Bloat, a. Bloated. [R.] Shak.
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Bloat, n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang]
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Bloat, v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
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