Bloat
verb
To swell up, typically because of gases, heat or fluids.
The dead animal started to bloat in the summer heat.
Often appears as...
- bloat up
- bloat out
verb
To make something larger or more filled with unnecessary things to the point where it becomes less efficient.
Too many unnecessary features can bloat the software.
Often appears as...
- bloat the software
- feature bloat
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Disapproving
Technical
noun
A disease in domestic animals, especially cattle and sheep, caused by the accumulation of gas in the stomach.
The farmer lost several cows to bloat this year.
Often appears as...
- suffer from bloat
- prevent bloat
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A feeling of being full or swollen, especially in the abdomen.
Eating too much salt can cause bloat and discomfort.
Often appears as...
- abdominal bloat
- feel bloat
verb
To swell up, typically because of gases, heat or fluids.
The dead animal started to bloat in the summer heat.
Often appears as...
- bloat up
- bloat out
verb
To make something larger or more filled with unnecessary things to the point where it becomes less efficient.
Too many unnecessary features can bloat the software.
Often appears as...
- bloat the software
- feature bloat
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical
noun
A disease in domestic animals, especially cattle and sheep, caused by the accumulation of gas in the stomach.
The farmer lost several cows to bloat this year.
Often appears as...
- suffer from bloat
- prevent bloat
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A feeling of being full or swollen, especially in the abdomen.
Eating too much salt can cause bloat and discomfort.
Often appears as...
- abdominal bloat
- feel bloat
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Expansion
Used to describe the physical enlargement of objects or living things, often due to internal pressures.
The balloon started to bloat as he kept pumping air into it.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Bloat' often implies a problematic or undesirable swelling.
Be careful not to overwater the plants, or the roots might bloat.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Growth
When something 'bloats', it suggests growth that is unplanned or not beneficial.
After the storm, the wood started to bloat and deform.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Expansion
Used to describe the physical enlargement of objects or living things, often due to internal pressures.
The balloon started to bloat as he kept pumping air into it.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Bloat' often implies a problematic or undesirable swelling.
Be careful not to overwater the plants, or the roots might bloat.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Growth
When something 'bloats', it suggests growth that is unplanned or not beneficial.
After the storm, the wood started to bloat and deform.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Expansion
Used to describe the physical enlargement of objects or living things, often due to internal pressures.
The balloon started to bloat as he kept pumping air into it.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Bloat' often implies a problematic or undesirable swelling.
Be careful not to overwater the plants, or the roots might bloat.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Growth
When something 'bloats', it suggests growth that is unplanned or not beneficial.
After the storm, the wood started to bloat and deform.
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Why Do Gorillas Have...
than we do and sometimes that can give them that bloated look but i'd never tell one it's got a big belly because they might be best pleased can gorillas swing from trees so they can they're not amazing at it they're better than we are 100 but they are exceptionally heavy animals so they do spend a lot of their lifetime in the trees and they can climb
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Risk Takers: Catching...
And you know, fall into the water, was rotting and bloated and floating on the river. So, we chopped it up this tapir and this is how we continued our trip. But take a good look of this engine because that engine was gone by the night. It actually fall into the river. So, I said, God this is great.
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Why do we pass gas? -...
and this naturally leads to more gas than usual. But if you feel uncomfortable, bloated or visibly distended, this may indicate impaired movement of gas along the gastrointestinal track. It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them.
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Dignity isn't a...
The bottom line is that everything that turns a gig into a livelihood was stripped away from an American worker. Job security, paid sick days, vacation time -- all of that went away even as the wealthy saw their net worths bloat to unprecedented,
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Surprises Ahead PIPE...
- My mother was a witch. And I know that I said my favorite of her sayings was the one about the bloated monk who feared his vow of silence covered farts, but I didn't have a way with the phrase. I'm afraid that I'll word it wrong.
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David Attenborough Eats...
plates which protect the body of a normal-sized and it's the membrane between them that is stretched these bloated individuals are almost totally inactive so they consume very little of the honey that they hold it is drunk by
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Ticks Can Kill Moose? PIPE...
something is literally draining the life out of them it is the winter tick as full and bloated as its host is starving it's estimated that ticks can drain a moose calf of half its blood
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Unlock the intelligence,...
months she came to me bloated very pill every night I come from working lie on a cold floor she lies beside me and said auntie I wish to be well I wish to go to
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Elizabeth Lindsey:...
that raised me predicted, the world is in trouble. We live in a society bloated with data, yet starved for wisdom.
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Poetry for the Red White...
all their gods were crawling on all fours these bloated replicas of Han beetles
Video examples
Why Do Gorillas Have...
than we do and sometimes that can give them that bloated look but i'd never tell one it's got a big belly because they might be best pleased can gorillas swing from trees so they can they're not amazing at it they're better than we are 100 but they are exceptionally heavy animals so they do spend a lot of their lifetime in the trees and they can climb
Video examples
Risk Takers: Catching...
And you know, fall into the water, was rotting and bloated and floating on the river. So, we chopped it up this tapir and this is how we continued our trip. But take a good look of this engine because that engine was gone by the night. It actually fall into the river. So, I said, God this is great.
Video examples
Why do we pass gas? -...
and this naturally leads to more gas than usual. But if you feel uncomfortable, bloated or visibly distended, this may indicate impaired movement of gas along the gastrointestinal track. It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them.
Video examples
Dignity isn't a...
The bottom line is that everything that turns a gig into a livelihood was stripped away from an American worker. Job security, paid sick days, vacation time -- all of that went away even as the wealthy saw their net worths bloat to unprecedented,
Video examples
Surprises Ahead PIPE...
- My mother was a witch. And I know that I said my favorite of her sayings was the one about the bloated monk who feared his vow of silence covered farts, but I didn't have a way with the phrase. I'm afraid that I'll word it wrong.
Video examples
David Attenborough Eats...
plates which protect the body of a normal-sized and it's the membrane between them that is stretched these bloated individuals are almost totally inactive so they consume very little of the honey that they hold it is drunk by
Video examples
Ticks Can Kill Moose? PIPE...
something is literally draining the life out of them it is the winter tick as full and bloated as its host is starving it's estimated that ticks can drain a moose calf of half its blood
Video examples
Unlock the intelligence,...
months she came to me bloated very pill every night I come from working lie on a cold floor she lies beside me and said auntie I wish to be well I wish to go to
Video examples
Elizabeth Lindsey:...
that raised me predicted, the world is in trouble. We live in a society bloated with data, yet starved for wisdom.
Video examples
Poetry for the Red White...
all their gods were crawling on all fours these bloated replicas of Han beetles
Example 1 of 10
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Dambisa Moyo
Zambian Economist
The most obvious criticism of aid is its links to rampant corruption. Aid flows destined to help the average African end up supporting bloated bureaucracies in the form of the poor-country governments and donor-funded non-governmental organizations.
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Barbara Kruger
American Artist
Seeing is no longer believing. The very notion of truth has been put into crisis. In a world bloated with images, we are finally learning that photographs do indeed lie.
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Carly Fiorina
American Businesswoman
I understand how bureaucracies work. And that's important because our government has become a vast, huge, bloated, corrupt bureaucracy.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
Bloated budgets are ruining Hollywood - these pictures are squeezing all the other types of movies out of Hollywood. It's disastrous.
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Eric Carmen
American Musician
I hated prog rock; to me, it was the ultimate expression of a bloated sense of self-importance and mindless self-indulgence.
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Mark Skousen
American Economist
The income tax is flawed for a number of reasons - it discourages economic growth and encourages a bloated government.
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Charles Dallara
American Businessman
The Greek people deserve an economy that is not burdened forever by a heavy bureaucracy and a bloated public sector.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
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Frank McCourt
Irish Author
In public schools, classes are bloated - it's ridiculous.
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Christina Aguilera
American Musician
I have those days where I'm PMSing and bloated.
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Dambisa Moyo
Zambian Economist
The most obvious criticism of aid is its links to rampant corruption. Aid flows destined to help the average African end up supporting bloated bureaucracies in the form of the poor-country governments and donor-funded non-governmental organizations.
Quote examples
Barbara Kruger
American Artist
Seeing is no longer believing. The very notion of truth has been put into crisis. In a world bloated with images, we are finally learning that photographs do indeed lie.
Quote examples
Carly Fiorina
American Businesswoman
I understand how bureaucracies work. And that's important because our government has become a vast, huge, bloated, corrupt bureaucracy.
Quote examples
Steven Spielberg
American Director
Bloated budgets are ruining Hollywood - these pictures are squeezing all the other types of movies out of Hollywood. It's disastrous.
Quote examples
Eric Carmen
American Musician
I hated prog rock; to me, it was the ultimate expression of a bloated sense of self-importance and mindless self-indulgence.
Quote examples
Mark Skousen
American Economist
The income tax is flawed for a number of reasons - it discourages economic growth and encourages a bloated government.
Quote examples
Charles Dallara
American Businessman
The Greek people deserve an economy that is not burdened forever by a heavy bureaucracy and a bloated public sector.
Quote examples
Sophocles
Greek Poet
What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
Quote examples
Frank McCourt
Irish Author
In public schools, classes are bloated - it's ridiculous.
Quote examples
Christina Aguilera
American Musician
I have those days where I'm PMSing and bloated.
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