distend

/dɪ'stɛnd/ verb
7 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1

Become wider.

2

Cause to expand as it by internal pressure.

“The gas distended the animal's body”

3

Swell from or as if from internal pressure.

“The distended bellies of the starving cows”

WORD FORMS
Related formdistention
Related formdistensible
Related formdistension
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Syllablesdis · tend
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