 distend |
||
| 1. | [ verb ] become wider | |
| Synonyms: | dilate | |
| Examples: | "His pupils were dilated" |
|
| Related terms: | widen distention dilator dilator dilatation dilater dilation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] swell from or as if from internal pressure | |
| Examples: | "The distended bellies of the starving cows" |
|
| Related terms: | swell dilatation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to expand as it by internal pressure | |
| Examples: | "The gas distended the animal's body" |
|
| Related terms: | bloat | |
| 4. | [ verb ] expand abnormally | |
| Synonyms: | swell tumefy intumesce tumesce swell_up | |
| Examples: | "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" |
|
| Related terms: | expand blister bloat puff belly swelling tumefaction | |
| Similar spelling: |
distended distention distension distemper dissident Distin dissidence distant diction distinct distance distantly |
|
