bloats
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloat
bloats
plural of bloat
• balots, blasto, blasto-, bostal, oblast
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)
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