Bloat :: Bloat (v. t.) To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness..
Bloat :: Bloat (v. t.) To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
Bloat :: Bloat (v. i.) To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
Bloated :: Bloated (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..
Blocage :: Blocage (n.) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry..
Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc..
Block :: Block (v. t.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.
Block :: Block (v. t.) The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped..
Block :: Block (v. t.) The pattern or shape of a hat.
Block :: Block (v. t.) A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops..
Block :: Block (v. t.) A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not..
Block :: Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles..
Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.