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Word: Bloat
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 17th century: from obsolete bloat ‘swollen, soft’, perhaps from Old Norse blautr ‘soft, flabby’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bləʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make or become swollen with fluid or gas
Short Definition:make or become swollen with fluid or gas
Examples:- the fungus has bloated their abdomens
Word: Bloat
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bləʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a disease of livestock characterized by an accumulation of gas in the stomach.
Short Definition:disease of livestock characterized by accumulation of gas in stomach
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