bloat
bloat¹
Definition
bloat (blōt)
adjective
swollen or distended; puffed up
Etymology: ME blout, soft < ON blautr; ult. < IE base *bhel-, to swell: see ball
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to swell, as with water or air
- to puff up, as with pride
noun
- ☆ a person or thing that has bloated
- ☆ Vet.Med. a gassy swelling of the abdomen usually caused by watery forage
bloat′ed adjective
bloat²
Definition
bloat (blōt)
transitive verb
to cure or preserve (herring, etc.) by soaking in salt water, smoking, and half-drying
Etymology: ME blote, soft with moisture < ON blautr, soaked: see bloat
bloat
Usage Examples
Object
- flatulence: This results in symptoms such as bloating, flatulence ( wind ), heartburn, indigestion, stomach cramps and constipation among others.
- diarrhea: Information: I have experienced symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea, muscle cramps and joint pains for years.
- pain: If you have bloating, pain and diarrhea, you might be sensitive to milk products.
- gas: A sudden jump in dietary fiber can lead to bloating, gas and abdominal discomfort.
- wind: Indigestion is caused by too much stomach acid which causes stomach pains, bloating, excess wind, belching, or heartburn.
- cramp: Common symptoms of PMS include bloating, abdominal cramps, back pain, fatigue, irritability, increased appetite, sugar cravings and depression.
Converse of object
- cause: Second, sub-tree crossover is thought instrumental in causing program size bloat; an issue which is discussed in the following section.
- have: When she examined him she found he had bloat.
- avoid: To build a date or time string with field separators, a leading zero function should be used, to avoid code bloat.
- beat: Making the following five changes could help you beat the bloat for good.
Modifying Another Word
- just: More options might just bloat the feeling of the game.
- n't: Does n't bloat or slowdown my system like my previous software used to.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- up: So I know that that is not an issue with why she seems to bloat up.
Preposition: after
- meal: She now has no bloating after meals and no indigestion for the first time in over twenty years, and has practically no asthma.
Used with why or when
- when: It is well documented that ethinyloestradiol tends to cause water retention, and some women do complain of bloating when they take the pill.
Noun used with modifier
- code: To build a date or time string with field separators, a leading zero function should be used, to avoid code bloat.
- software: Chapter five notes a tendency to try to overcompensate for prior missed opportunities, leading to software bloat.
- database: It is better to do this than to store OLE objects as they cause database bloat.
- pasture: Several approaches to the control and prevention of pasture bloat have been experimented with in various parts of the world.
- gas: Gas bloat - This is the name given to wind trapped in the stomach.
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