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Pronunciation : Bloat
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl?t soft, bl?ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble?t wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow. Cf. Blote.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Bloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bloat
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bloat
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Bloated. [R.] Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bloat
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bloat
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913