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Noun bloat has 1 sense

bloat - swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
--₁ is a kind of swelling, puffiness, lump

Derived forms: verb bloat₂, verb bloat₁

Verb bloat has 2 senses

bloat - become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
--₁ is one way to swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

Derived form: noun bloat₁
Sample sentence:
Did his feet bloat?
bloat - make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
--₂ is one way to swell

Derived form: noun bloat₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something