Bloat and Shrink

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Bloat verb - Become bloated or swollen or puff up.

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Shrink is an antonym for bloat in topics: puff up, blow up like a balloon.

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

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Bloat is an antonym for shrink.

Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage

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