Summary
English Synonyms:   more detail...
  1. distend:


English

Detailed Synonyms for distend in English

distend:

distend verb

  1. distend
    – swell from or as if from internal pressure 1
    distend
    – swell from or as if from internal pressure 1
    • distend verb
      • The distended bellies of the starving cows1
  2. distend
    – cause to expand as it by internal pressure 1
    distend
    – cause to expand as it by internal pressure 1
    • distend verb
      • The gas distended the animal's body1
  3. distend
    – become wider 1
    distend; dilate
    – become wider 1

Alternate Synonyms for "distend":


Related Definitions for "distend":

  1. swell from or as if from internal pressure1
    • The distended bellies of the starving cows1
  2. cause to expand as it by internal pressure1
    • The gas distended the animal's body1
  3. become wider1