Bloat
Bloat (blōt) , transitive verb
[Compare Icelandic blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Swedish blot soft, blota to soak; akin to German bloss bare, and Anglo-Saxon bleát wretched; or perh. from root of Eng. 5th blow. Compare Blote.]
1.
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.
2.
To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. — Dryden
Bloat , intransitive verb
To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. — Arbuthnot
Bloat , adjective
Bloated. [Rare] — Shakespeare
Bloat , noun
A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang]
Bloat , transitive verb
To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.