Bloat : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Bloat	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for Bloat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bloat n swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas v become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated" make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bloat \Bloat\, v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bloat \Bloat\, a. Bloated. [R.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bloat \Bloat\, n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bloat \Bloat\, v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See {Blote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bloat \Bloat\ (bl[omac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl[94]t soft, bl[94]ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble[a0]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. 2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. --Dryden.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bloat {software bloat}