bladder — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

   Synonyms

   vesica

2. Specifically, the urinary bladder.

   Synonyms

   vesica

3. A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.

4. The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.

5. A container in the form of a flexible bag.

   Examples

   a fuel bladder

6. A container in the form of a flexible bag. A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.

7. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.

   Usage

   • Figurative

   Examples

   to swim with bladders of philosophy

Verb

1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.

   Examples

   bladder'd up with pride of his own merit

2. To store or put up in bladders.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   bladdered lard

Noun

1. a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

   Synonyms

   vesica

   Broader terms

   sac

2. a bag that fills with air

   Broader terms

   bag