Look up: distend

1. distend
   [v] - swell from or as if from internal pressure
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2. Distend
   Dis·tend' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Distended ; present participle & verbal noun Distending .] [ Latin distendere , distentum , distensum ; d...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/97
   
   
3. Distend
   Dis·tend' intransitive verb To become expanded or inflated; to swell. 'His heart distends with pride.' Milton.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/97
   
   
4. distend
   To become expanded or inflated; to swell. 'His heart distends with pride.' ... 1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. 'But say, what mean those coloured streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased?' (Milton) ... 2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to ...
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5. distend
   verb become wider; `His pupils were dilated`
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6. distend
   (dis-tend´) to expand outward owing to pressure from within.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
7. Distend
   • (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 o...
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8. distend
   distend, distensible 1. To stretch out. 2. To expand, as by pressure from within; make or become swollen.
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