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Definition of 'bloat'English
Verb
( en-verb)
to cause to become distended
to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell
to become distended; to swell up
- (Arbuthnot)
to fill with vanity or conceit
- (Dryden)
to preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking
- bloated herring
Noun
( en-noun)
distention of the abdomen from death
(figurative) wasteful use of space
- Adding an e-mail feature to this simple text editor would be pointless bloat .
(derogatory|slang|dated) A worthless, dissipated fellow.
Adjective
( en-adj)
(obsolete) bloated
:{{quote-book|author=(William Shakespeare)
|year=1602
|title=The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
|chapter=Act 3, Scene 4. The Queen's Closet.
citation
|passage=Let the bloat king tempt you again to bed}}
References
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