Bloat: alternatives and connections

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Bloat

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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Distend 76% connected

To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.

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Broader term 6

Intumesce 76% connected

To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe.

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