·adj Bloated.
II. Bloat ·noun A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
III. Bloat ·vt To Inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
IV. Bloat ·vt To dry (herrings) in smoke. ·see Blote.
V. Bloat ·vi To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to Swell.
VI. Bloat ·vt To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.