distend

Definition of Distend in English :

1. dilate, distend

become wider

Example Sentences:
'His pupils were dilated'

2. distend

cause to expand as it by internal pressure

Example Sentences:
'The gas distended the animal's body'

3. distend

swell from or as if from internal pressure

Example Sentences:
'The distended bellies of the starving cows'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Distend

verb

1.

to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate

2. (transitive)

to stretch out or extend

3. (transitive)

to magnify in importance; exaggerate

verb transitive, verb intransitive

1.

to stretch out

2.

to expand; make or become swollen

v. dis·tend·ed, dis·tend·ing, dis·tends

v.intr.

To swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure: The puppies ate until their stomachs distended.

v.tr.

To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate: Fluid distends a blister.