bloat
(noun) swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
bloat
(verb) become bloated or swollen or puff up; “The dead man’s stomach was bloated”
bloat
(verb) make bloated or swollen; “Hunger bloated the child’s belly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bloat (third-person singular simple present bloats, present participle bloating, simple past and past participle bloated)
to cause to become distended.
(intransitive) (veterinary medicine) to get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
(intransitive) to become distended; to swell up.
to fill with vanity or conceit.
to preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking.
bloat (plural bloats)
Distention of the abdomen from death.
(veterinary medicine) Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.
Synonym: ruminal tympany
(figurative) Wasteful use of space or other resources.
(derogatory, slang, dated) A worthless, dissipated fellow.
bloat (comparative more bloat, superlative most bloat)
(obsolete) bloated.
• Balto-, Blato, balot
Source: Wiktionary
Bloat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloating.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. blöt soft, blöta 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.
2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. Dryden.
Bloat, v. i.
Definition: To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot.
Bloat, a.
Definition: Bloated. [R.] Shak.
Bloat, n.
Definition: A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang]
Bloat, v. t.
Definition: To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
