• Distend Definition & Synonyms
- (v. t.) To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc.
- (v. i.) To become expanded or inflated; to swell.
- (v. t.) To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.
Synonyms: Dilate,
• Distended Definition & Synonyms
- (imp. & p. p.) of Distend
Synonyms: Bloated,
Puffed,
Puffy,
Swollen,
Tumescent,
Tumid,
Turgid,
• Distending Definition & Synonyms
- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distend