bloat vs ratchet up

bloat

verb
  • To increase to an excessive amount. 

  • To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant. 

  • To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell. 

  • To fill with vanity or conceit. 

  • To preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking. 

  • To cause to become distended. 

  • To become distended; to swell up. 

noun
  • Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant. 

  • Distention of the abdomen from death. 

  • Wasteful use of space or other resources. 

ratchet up

verb
  • to increase 

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