distend

[Dis*tend·]

A soda and pizza binge might make your stomach distend, meaning your stomach will swell as a result of pressure from the inside.

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To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.

Verb
swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

Verb
cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal''s body"

Verb
become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

v. t.
To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.

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.

Distend

Dis*tend" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distended; p. pr. & vb. n. Distending.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d'82tendre to unbend. See Tend, and cf. Detent.] 1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. [R.]

But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased?

2. 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.

The warmth distends the chinks.

Syn. -- To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.

Distend

Dis*tend", v. i. To become expanded or inflated; to swell. "His heart distends with pride." Milton.

To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.

To become expanded or inflated; to swell.

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