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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 | ||
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