bloat
bloat1 (blōt) adj.
[[ME blout, soft < ON blautr; ult. < IE base *bhel-, to swell: see BALL1]]
–vt. vi.
1 to swell, as with water or air
2 to puff up, as with pride
2 to make or become overly large [a bloated state budget]
3
–n.
☆1 a person or thing that has bloated
☆2 Vet.Med. a gassy swelling of the abdomen usually caused by watery forage
–bloat´ed adj.
