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1. Swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

1. Become bloated, swollen or puff up
   "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
    
2. Make bloated or swollen
   "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
    
3. Become over-large and cumbersome
   "software bloated with features that many people never use"
    
4. Preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking

Derived forms: bloats, bloating, bloated

Type of: intumesce, lump, puff, puffiness, swell, swell up, swelling, tumefy, tumesce

Encyclopedia: Bloat