bloat
To cause to become distendedTo cause to become distended.
» My stomach feels bloated.
Мой живот вздулся.
Meaning
7 sensesTo cause to become distended.
schwellen, aufblasen, aufblähen
become bloated or swollen or puff up
(intransitive)To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
aufblähen
To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
aufblasen
надуватьnaduvatʹ, раздуватьrazduvatʹ
(intransitive)To become distended; to swell up.
To fill with vanity or conceit.
1675, John Dryden, Prologue to Circe by Dr. Davenant Encourage him, and bloat him up with Praise
(dated)To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking.
bloated herring
To increase to an excessive amount.
Examples
26 sentencesMy stomach feels bloated.
ruМой живот вздулся.
I feel really bloated.
She feels bloated like a balloon.
Bananas before a workout make me bloated.
Layla's bloated corpse was found in a river.
Translations
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Origin
Perhaps from Middle English blot, blout (“soft; flexible; pliable”), from Old Norse blautrPerhaps from Middle English blot, blout (“soft; flexible; pliable”), from Old Norse blautr (“soft”). Akin to Danish blød, Dutch bloot (“nude”) and German bloß (“nude”).
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Forms
bloats, bloating, bloated, bloatedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle