English noun: bloat | |||
1. | bloat (state) swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lump, puffiness, swelling | ||
English verb: bloat | |||
1. | bloat (change) become bloated or swollen or puff up | ||
Samples | The dead man's stomach was bloated. | ||
Examples | Did his feet bloat? | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce | ||
2. | bloat (change) make bloated or swollen | ||
Samples | Hunger bloated the child's belly. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | swell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | distend | ||
Cause | bloat | ||