be+bloated

  • 1bloated — bloat‧ed [ˈbləʊtd ǁ ˈbloʊ ] adjective COMPUTING software that is bloated uses too much of a computer s memory, and does not work in an efficient way: • The reviewer thought that the software was too bloated and inelegant. * * * bloated UK US… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2Bloated — Bloat ed (bl[=o]t [e^]d), p. a. Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3bloated — index inflated (enlarged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4bloated — overgrown, 1660s, pp. adjective from BLOAT (Cf. bloat) (v.). Figurative sense by 1711 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5bloated capitalists — A political catchphrase used by Marxists and other socialists (and also (joc) by others) to describe the ruling or managerial class • • • Main Entry: ↑bloat …

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  • 6bloated — [[t]blo͟ʊtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone s body or a part of their body is bloated, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it. ...the bloated body of a dead bullock... His face was bloated. Syn:… …

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  • 7bloated — bloat|ed [ˈbləutıd US ˈblou ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: bloat to swell (17 21 centuries), from bloat swollen (17 19 centuries), perhaps from Old Norse blautr soft, swollen with liquid ] 1.) full of liquid, gas, food etc, so that you look or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8bloated — adjective Date: 1667 1. a. being much larger than what is warranted < a bloated estimate > b. inflated 1 < the novel is bloated with descriptions > 2. obnoxiously vain < a bloated ego > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9bloated — bloat|ed [ bloutəd ] adjective 1. ) swollen because of containing a large amount of liquid or gas: Her face looked pale and bloated. 2. ) having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach after eating or drinking too much 3. ) a bloated&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10bloated — adjective full of liquid, gas, food etc, so that you look or feel much larger than normal: They ve fished a bloated carcass out of the river. | I feel really bloated after that meal …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English