bloat vb
1 to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
2 to become or cause to be puffed up, as with conceit
3 to cure (fish, esp. herring) by half-drying in smoke n
4 (Vet. science) an abnormal distention of the abdomen in cattle, sheep, etc., caused by accumulation of gas in the stomach
(C17: probably related to Old Norse blautr soaked, Old English blat pale)
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bloated adj