Search Result:distend
KK Pronunciation
〔 dIˋstєnd 〕
Pronunciation
〔 disˊtend 〕
Overview of verb distend
The verb distend has 3 senses
- dilate, distend -- (become wider; "His pupils were dilated")
- distend -- (cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body")
- distend -- (swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows")