Swelled; turgid. [Not used.]
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1. To swell or make turgid, as with air; to inflate; to puff up; hence, to make vain; followed by up, but without necessity. To bloat up with praise is less elegant than to bloat with praise.
2. To swell or make turgid with water, or other means; as a bloated limb. It is used to denote a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.
A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
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.
3. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
The state of being bloated.
Swelling; inflating.
No thesaurus entries found for "bloat".