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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.
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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.
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Bloat \Bloat\, a.
Bloated. [R.] --Shak.
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Bloat \Bloat\, n.
A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
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Bloat \Bloat\, v. t.
To dry (herrings) in smoke. See {Blote}.
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