bloat
Pronunciation:
/bləʊt//bloʊt/noun
Definitions
Distention of the abdomen from death.
Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.
Synonyms:ruminal tympanyWasteful use of space or other resources.
Example: Adding an e-mail feature to this simple text editor would be pointless bloat.
A worthless, dissipated fellow.
verb
Definitions
To cause to become distended.
(veterinary medicine) to get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
To become distended; to swell up.
adjective
Definitions
Bloated.