Bloating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bloat \Bloat\ (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr
     soft, wet, Sw. bl["o]t soft, bl["o]ta to soak; akin to G.
     bloss bare, and AS. ble['a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of
     Eng. 5th blow. Cf. {Blote}.]
     1. To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling


        of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular
        tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied
        with softness.
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     2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. --Dryden.
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