bloat
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bloat
(blōt)v. bloat·ed, bloat·ing, bloats
v.tr.
1. To cause to swell up or inflate, as with liquid or gas.
2. To cure (fish) by soaking in brine and half-drying in smoke.
v.intr.
To become swollen or inflated: "Government had bloated out of control" (Lance Morrow).
n.
1. A swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of cattle and domestic animals that is caused by excessive gas formation following fermentation of ingested watery legumes or green forage.
2. An excess or surfeit, as of employees, expenses, or procedures: corporate bloat.
[From Middle English blout, soft, puffed, from Old Norse blautr, soft, soaked; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
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bloat
(bləʊt)vb
1. to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
2. to become or cause to be puffed up, as with conceit
3. (Cookery) (tr) to cure (fish, esp herring) by half-drying in smoke
n
(Veterinary Science) vet science an abnormal distention of the abdomen in cattle, sheep, etc, caused by accumulation of gas in the stomach
[C17: probably related to Old Norse blautr soaked, Old English blāt pale]
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bloat
(bloʊt)v.t.
1. to expand or distend, as with air or water; puff up.
v.i. 2. to become swollen.
n. 3. a gassy distension of the abdomen or other part of the digestive system.
4. a sheep, cow, or the like affected by bloat.
[1250–1300; earlier bloat (adj.) soft, puffy, Middle English blout < Old Norse blautr wet, soft]
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Bloat
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bloat
Past participle: bloated
Gerund: bloating
| Imperative |
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| bloat |
| bloat |
| Present |
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| I bloat |
| you bloat |
| he/she/it bloats |
| we bloat |
| you bloat |
| they bloat |
| Preterite |
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| I bloated |
| you bloated |
| he/she/it bloated |
| we bloated |
| you bloated |
| they bloated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am bloating |
| you are bloating |
| he/she/it is bloating |
| we are bloating |
| you are bloating |
| they are bloating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have bloated |
| you have bloated |
| he/she/it has bloated |
| we have bloated |
| you have bloated |
| they have bloated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was bloating |
| you were bloating |
| he/she/it was bloating |
| we were bloating |
| you were bloating |
| they were bloating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had bloated |
| you had bloated |
| he/she/it had bloated |
| we had bloated |
| you had bloated |
| they had bloated |
| Future |
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| I will bloat |
| you will bloat |
| he/she/it will bloat |
| we will bloat |
| you will bloat |
| they will bloat |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have bloated |
| you will have bloated |
| he/she/it will have bloated |
| we will have bloated |
| you will have bloated |
| they will have bloated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be bloating |
| you will be bloating |
| he/she/it will be bloating |
| we will be bloating |
| you will be bloating |
| they will be bloating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been bloating |
| you have been bloating |
| he/she/it has been bloating |
| we have been bloating |
| you have been bloating |
| they have been bloating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been bloating |
| you will have been bloating |
| he/she/it will have been bloating |
| we will have been bloating |
| you will have been bloating |
| they will have been bloating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bloating |
| you had been bloating |
| he/she/it had been bloating |
| we had been bloating |
| you had been bloating |
| they had been bloating |
| Conditional |
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| I would bloat |
| you would bloat |
| he/she/it would bloat |
| we would bloat |
| you would bloat |
| they would bloat |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have bloated |
| you would have bloated |
| he/she/it would have bloated |
| we would have bloated |
| you would have bloated |
| they would have bloated |
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Noun 1. bloat - swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
Verb 1. [画像:bloat - become bloated or swollen or puff up]bloat - become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
2. [画像:bloat - make bloated or swollen]bloat - make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
distend - cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"
swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"
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Translations
bloat
, bloatingn. distención abdominal, aventación;
vt. entumecerse, hincharse.
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