Bloat \Bloat\ (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloating.]

[Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl["o]t soft, bl["o]ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble['a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow. Cf. Blote.]

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.

2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. --Dryden.

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Bloat \Bloat\, v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. --Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bloat \Bloat\, a. Bloated. [R.]

--Shak.

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Bloat \Bloat\, n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang]

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Bloat \Bloat\, v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)