bloat

Everyday

1. To swell up and become bigger than normal, usually with air, gas or liquid. tree →
2. (noun) A swollen feeling in the stomach, or a disease of cows and sheep when their stomachs fill with gas. tree →
3. (computing, informal) Too much extra stuff making something big and slow, as in software bloat. tree →

In the lessons

In health and everyday life, eating too fast or drinking fizzy drinks can bloat your tummy. In computing, «bloatware» slows a phone down. In stories, «bloated» describes something swollen and unpleasant.

Examples

• Fizzy drinks make my tummy bloat. tree →
• Cows can get bloat if they eat too much wet clover. tree →
• The dead fish had bloated in the water. tree →
• Too many apps cause bloat on your phone. tree →
• Beans sometimes make people feel bloated. tree →

Note

More common as the adjective «bloated». Regular verb.