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Bloats

/bləʊts/

Distention of the abdomen from death.

📖 Definitions of "Bloats"

noun
  1. 1

    Distention of the abdomen from death.

  2. 2

    Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.

  3. 3

    Wasteful use of space or other resources.

    "Adding an e-mail feature to this simple text editor would be pointless bloat."

  4. 4

    A worthless, dissipated fellow.

verb
  1. 1

    To cause to become distended.

  2. 2

    (veterinary medicine) to get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.

  3. 3

    To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.

  4. 4

    To become distended; to swell up.

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