ALL meanings of bloating
bloat
B b - uncountable noun bloating Bloating is the swelling of a body or part of a body, usually because it has a lot of gas or liquid in it. 3
- noun bloating a swollen state caused espy by gas retention inside the body 3
- verb with object bloating to expand or distend, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell: Overeating bloated their bellies. 1
- verb with object bloating to puff up; make vain or conceited: The promotion has bloated his ego to an alarming degree. 1
- verb with object bloating to cure (fishes) as bloaters. 1
- verb without object bloating to become swollen; be puffed out or dilated: The carcass started to bloat. 1
- noun bloating Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes. 1
- noun bloating a person or thing that is bloated. 1
- noun bloating bloater (defs 1, 2). 1
- verb bloating present participle of bloat. 0