Bloat

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1. Verb

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. Verb

To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.

3. Verb

To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.

4. Adjective

Bloated.

5. Noun

A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.

6. Verb

To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.

7. Noun

swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
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