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Added 9 October 2026

bloat

/bləʊt/ verb

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To cause to become distended.
To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.

noun

Distention of the abdomen from death.
Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.
Wasteful use of space or other resources.
Adding an e-mail feature to this simple text editor would be pointless bloat.

adjective

bloated.

Origin

Perhaps from Middle English blot, blout (“soft; flexible; pliable”), from Old Norse blautr (“soft”). Akin to Danish blød, Dutch bloot (“nude”) and German bloß (“nude”).

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