Definitions for distend

Definitions for (verb) distend

Main entry: distend

Definition: swell from or as if from internal pressure

Usage: The distended bellies of the starving cows


Main entry: distend

Definition: cause to expand as it by internal pressure

Usage: The gas distended the animal's body


Main entry: distend, dilate

Definition: become wider

Usage: His pupils were dilated


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