bloat1

 
Pronunciation: /bləʊt/

verb

  • make or become swollen with fluid or gas: [with object]: the fungus has bloated their abdomens (as noun bloating) she suffered from abdominal bloating

noun

[mass noun]
  • a disease of livestock characterized by an accumulation of gas in the stomach.

Origin:

late 17th century: from obsolete bloat 'swollen, soft', perhaps from Old Norse blautr 'soft, flabby'