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distend

/dɪ'stɛnd/

Synonyms of distend Antonyms of distend Examples of distend Usage of distend Parts of distend Definition that contains distend Words sounding like distend Explanation of distend

verb
become wider
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Similar:

dilate

type of:
widen
verb
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
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"The gas distended the animal's body"

type of:
bloat
verb
swell from or as if from internal pressure
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"The distended bellies of the starving cows"

type of:
intumesce swell swell up tumefy tumesce

Examples of distend

"The gas distended the animal's body"
"The distended bellies of the starving cows"