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bloated

/ˈbloʊtɪd/

verb

Meaning

  • To cause to become distended.

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

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

  • To become distended; to swell up.

  • To fill with vanity or conceit.

  • To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking.

    "bloated herring"

adjective

Meaning

  • Swollen with fluid or gas.

  • Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.

  • (of software) Excessively overloaded with features, known as bloatware.

  • (of food) Slightly salted and lightly smoked (as in bloated herring).