BLOAT
\blˈə͡ʊt], \blˈəʊt], \b_l_ˈəʊ_t]\
Definitions of BLOAT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
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become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
By Princeton University
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make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
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become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
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Bloated.
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A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
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To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
By Oddity Software
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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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To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
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Bloated.
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A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
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To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
By Noah Webster.
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Bloated.
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To swell or puff out: to dry by smoke (applied to fish).
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To swell or dilate: to grow turgid.
By Daniel Lyons
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To cure or dry (herrings) in smoke; to cause to swell; to distend or puff out, as with water or air; inflate; make vain.
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To become swollen; to become puffed out.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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