1. [n]  swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
2. [v]  become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
3. [v]  make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

1. \Bloat\ (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr
   soft, wet, Sw. bl["o]t soft, bl["o]ta to soak; akin to G.
   bloss bare, and AS. ble['a]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.
   

2. \Bloat\, v. i.
   To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular
   tissue; to puff out; to swell. --Arbuthnot.
   

3. \Bloat\, a.
   Bloated. [R.] --Shak.
   

4. \Bloat\, n.
   A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
   [Slang]
   

5. \Bloat\, v. t.
   To dry (herrings) in smoke. See {Blote}.
   

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