A swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of cattle and domestic animals that is caused by excessive gas formation following fermentation of ingested watery legumes or green forage.
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An excess or surfeit, as of employees, expenses, or procedures: corporate bloat.
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One that is .
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Unwarranted or excessive growth or enlargement .
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Digestive disturbance of ruminant animals and especially cattle marked by accumulation of gas in one or more stomach compartments.
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verb-transitive
To cause to swell up or inflate, as with liquid or gas.
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To cure (fish) by soaking in brine and half-drying in smoke.
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verb
To make turgid or swollen.
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To cause abdominal distension in.
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To fill to capacity or overflowing.
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verb-intransitive
To become swollen or inflated: "Government had bloated out of control” ( Lance Morrow).
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