bloat

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
  2. verb become bloated or swollen or puff up
  3. verb make bloated or swollen

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English blot, blout (“soft; flexible; pliable”), from Old Norse blautr (“soft”). Akin to Danish blød, Dutch bloot (“nude”) and German bloß (“nude”).

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