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bloat

[ bloht ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to expand or distend, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell:

    Overeating bloated their bellies.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to puff up; make vain or conceited:

    The promotion has bloated his ego to an alarming degree.

  3. to cure (fishes) as bloaters.


verb (used without object)

  1. to become swollen; be puffed out or dilated:

    The carcass started to bloat.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a person or thing that is bloated.

bloat

/ ²ú±ôəʊ³Ù /

verb

  1. to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
  2. to become or cause to be puffed up, as with conceit
  3. tr to cure (fish, esp herring) by half-drying in smoke
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. vet science an abnormal distention of the abdomen in cattle, sheep, etc, caused by accumulation of gas in the stomach
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bloat1

First recorded in 1250–1300; earlier bloat (adjective) “soft, puffy,†Middle English blout, from Old Norse blautr “wet, softâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bloat1

C17: probably related to Old Norse blautr soaked, Old English ²ú±ôÄå³Ù pale
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They think claims of bureaucratic bloat and misspent tax dollars are legit across all levels of government, and he noted that in California, undocumented immigrants qualify for Medi-Cal.

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However, in the short term, we know for a fact that Liberation Day will hurt farmers, burden consumers and further bloat the budget deficit — all oh-so-misleadingly in the name of “America First.â€

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A bloated mafia petro-state where one man decides everything, where bureaucrats and siloviki gorge themselves on stolen wealth, where the government doesn’t shrink but suffocates everything beneath it.

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McMahon said in an interview last week that, “When I got there ... I said, ‘OK, we have to identify where the bloat is, where the bureaucracy is, and let’s start.’â€

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the move was the "beginning not the end" and he wants to slim down bloated bureaucracy, meaning more quangos could go.

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