Bloat

/bləʊt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Bloat

noun

Distention of the abdomen from death.
Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.
Wasteful use of space or other resources.
"Adding an e-mail feature to this simple text editor would be pointless bloat."
A worthless, dissipated fellow.

verb

To cause to become distended.
(veterinary medicine) to get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
To become distended; to swell up.
To fill with vanity or conceit.

adjective

Bloated.

Anagrams of Bloat

Words You Can Make

24 words can be made from the letters in "bloat":

4-LETTER WORDS

alto blat blot boat bola bolt bota lota tola

3-LETTER WORDS

abo alb alt bal bat boa bot lab lat lob lot oat oba tab tao

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bloat" and rearranging:

+eboatel lobate oblate

+sbloats oblast

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

ruminal tympany

Rhyming Words

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