Bloats

To 'bloat' means to swell or cause to swell, typically due to an accumulation of gas, fluid, or air. This swelling can affect the appearance, size, or condition of something. It can also refer metaphorically to an inflated or excessive state, often relating to something becoming overblown or exaggerated. The term implies a distension beyond a natural or comfortable size, potentially causing discomfort or functional impairment. It suggests an unhealthy or undesirable expansion, implying a lack of control or a build-up that shouldn't exist. The word can be applied to both physical and abstract entities. In culinary context, it can also mean to increase the size by absorbing liquid and/or air.

Bloats meaning with examples

• The snake's stomach bloats significantly after swallowing its prey, looking very uncomfortable. The vet monitored the snake's bloat, hoping the snake wouldn't die. Despite the swelling, it slowly digested and did ok.
• After overeating and drinking carbonated drinks, her stomach bloats, making her clothes feel tight and uncomfortable. She avoided such things, she knew her stomach bloats when she had them. She tried to keep it down.
• The company's inflated budget bloats over time due to poor financial control, with the managers getting increasingly frantic. They tried to reduce all possible excesses.
• The inflated claims in the advertisement bloats the product's perceived effectiveness, leading to unrealistic expectations. People were mad, there was so much bloat.
• The data set bloats with unnecessary information, making analysis difficult and slow, which was really annoying. The team struggled and was not able to move forward.