Distend (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
  2. to spread in all directions; expand; swell: The sea distended about them.
verb
  1. to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate
  2. to stretch out or extend
  3. to magnify in importance; exaggerate
Distend (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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