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bloat

UK/bləʊt/ US/bloʊt/ rare dated obsolete slang
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

verb

1.

become bloated or swollen or puff up

  • “The dead man”
2.

make bloated or swollen

  • “Hunger bloated the child”

Origin

Perhaps from Middle English blot, blout (“soft; flexible; pliable”), from Old Norse blautr (“soft”). Akin to Danish blød, Dutch bloot (“nude”) and German bloß (“nude”).

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