“bloat”

Definitions

• noun

  swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

  Synonyms: accrue, accumulate, advance, aggrandize, amplify, appreciate, augment, balloon, bloatedness, bloating, blotter, boom

• verb

  become bloated or swollen or puff up

  • Example:“The dead man's stomach was bloated.”

• verb

  make bloated or swollen

  • Example:“Hunger bloated the child's belly.”