Synonyms: distend
Definition: swell from or as if from internal pressure
Usage: The distended bellies of the starving cows
Similar words: intumesce, tumefy, tumesce, swell, swell up
Definition: expand abnormally
Usage: The bellies of the starving children are swelling
Synonyms: distend
Definition: cause to expand as it by internal pressure
Usage: The gas distended the animal's body
Definition: become wider
Usage: His pupils were dilated