Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bloat \Bloat\ (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr
   soft, wet, Sw. bl["o]t soft, bl["o]ta to soak; akin to G.
   bloss bare, and AS. ble['a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of
   Eng. 5th blow. Cf. {Blote}.]
   1. 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.

   2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. --Dryden.

Bloat \Bloat\, v. i.
   To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular
   tissue; to puff out; to swell. --Arbuthnot.

Bloat \Bloat\, a.
   Bloated. [R.] --Shak.

Bloat \Bloat\, n.
   A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
   [Slang]

Bloat \Bloat\, v. t.
   To dry (herrings) in smoke. See {Blote}.

Source : WordNet®

bloat
     n : swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic
         animals caused by excessive gas
     v 1: become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's
          stomach was bloated"
     2: make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

bloat
     
        {software bloat}