bloat
verb/bloʊt/
Frequency rank: #18,642 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to swell or become enlarged, especially with gas or fluid
Example sentence
Eating too much salty food can cause your stomach to bloat.
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