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Origin and Etymology of bloat
Middle English blout, blote soft, pliable, from Old Norse blautr soft, weak; akin to Old English blēat miserable
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearDefinition of bloat
1 a
: to make turgid or swollen
b
: to cause abdominal distension in
2
: to fill to capacity or overflowing
Recent Examples of bloat from the Web
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The most commonly searched symptoms in the WebMD’s checker include bloating, cough, diarrhea, dizziness, fatigue, nausea and headache, according to Ben Greenberg, vice president of mobile products and user experience at WebMD.
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Plenty of Republicans remain bitter that their party passed that bloated $1.3 trillion omnibus—almost as bitter as President Trump, who felt pressured to sign it.
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Feeling bloated from recently eating never looks good in a skintight suit.
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So say goodbye to bloat, harsh dieting, weight-loss fads, and even stress.
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Advertisement There might have been more factors at work than agency bloating and disorganization.
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Bragi’s The Headphone and Dash Pro left me underwhelmed, with the latter being especially bloated and disfigured by an overabundance of bass.
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Pop an Anti-Gas Pill Take one of these chewable tablets, sold over the counter at drugstores, to relieve bloating in your abdomen and to break up gas bubbles in your digestive tract, leaving you with a flatter tummy.
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While many people who experience menstruation might be familiar with cramps, bloating, or other symptoms, toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is not talked about very often.
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First Known Use of bloat
1677
Definition of bloat
1 a
: one that is bloated
b
: unwarranted or excessive growth or enlargement
- bureaucratic bloat
2
: digestive disturbance of ruminant animals and especially cattle marked by accumulation of gas in one or more stomach compartments
3
: a condition of large dogs marked by distension and usually life-threatening rotation of the stomach
Recent Examples of bloat from the Web
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And the president also is taking steps to reduce the bloat.
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Poppy had gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), more commonly known as bloat.
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One priority is reforming a public sector known for bloat and corruption; another is preparing for local, parliamentary and then presidential elections in the coming months.
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Local government leaders are rewarded for contributing to this bloat.
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Forget the collect-a-thon bloat of series like Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie.
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Like, your gluten-free bread might actually be causing that bloat.
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Meanwhile, Instagram is littered with B- to D-list celebrities shilling waist trainers and FitTea that promises to de-bloat (but which probably just de-poops, uncomfortably).
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Originally this instinct operated in the service of self-preservation: Having too little meant starvation and certain death, whereas too much was rare, a bloat or a hangover.
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First Known Use of bloat
1836
BLOAT Defined for English Language Learners
BLOAT Defined for Kids
verb
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Definition of bloat for Students
bloated;
bloating
: to make swollen with or as if with fluid
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of bloat
: to make turgid:
a
: to produce edema in
b
: to cause or result in accumulation of gas in the digestive tract of
- cucumbers sometimes bloat me
c
: to cause abdominal distension in
: to become turgid
medical Definition of bloat
1
: a digestive disturbance of ruminant animals and especially cattle marked by accumulation of gas in one or more stomach compartments
2 a
: a condition of large dogs marked by distension and usually life-threatening rotation of the stomach
b
: any flatulent digestive disturbance of domestic animals
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