Definition of Bloat
Bloat
bloat
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to become puffed up and swollen due to being filled with fluid or gas, or to make something thus swollen;
e.g. The accumulation of water in the ceiling has caused it to bloat and swell.
(verb)
to become distended due to fluid retention of the accumulation of gas (used to describe the abdominal region), or to have a distended abdomen due to the accumulation of gas or the retention of fluid;
e.g. Eating a large amount of food could cause one's stomach to bloat.
(verb)
to fill something to its maximum capacity, to overfill something;
e.g. All of this unnecessary information will bloat the document and make it difficult to navigate.
(verb)
to salt and lightly smoke some food (especially fish like herring) in order to cure it;
e.g. She has a special method to bloat herring so they have the best flavor.
(noun)
excessive and unwarranted enlargement or growth, or one that shows such a growth or enlargement;
e.g. The system bloat and increase in the number of programs running has made the computer very slow.
(noun)
a digestive condition in large animals, for example the accumulation of gas in one or more of the stomach compartments of cattle animals, or distension and rotation of the stomach in dogs;
e.g. Their dog is suffering from bloat so it has to be taken to the vet.
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