The balloon was distended almost to the bursting point. Blowing a trumpet distends your cheeks.
The stomachs of starving people often distend. Figurative. Now his heart Distends with pride (Milton).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|tend´er — dis|tend «dihs TEHND», transitive verb. to stretch out by pressure from within; swell out; expand: »The balloon was distended almost to the bursting point. Blowing a trumpet distends your cheeks. –v.i. to become distended; swell out; expand: »The … Useful english dictionary
dis·tend — … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
tend — am·bi·tend·en·cy; at·tend; at·tend·ance; at·tend·ee; back·tend·er; bar·tend; bar·tend·er; con·tend; con·tend·er; con·ver·tend; dis·tend; ex·tend; ex·tend·er; ex·tend·ibil·i·ty; ex·tend·ible; in·tend; in·tend·ance; in·tend·an·cy; in·tend·ant;… … English syllables
distend — dis·tend … English syllables
distendedly — dis·tend·ed·ly … English syllables
distend — dis·tend dis tend vt to enlarge or stretch out (as from internal pressure) <distended veins> vi to become expanded * * * dis·tend (dis tendґ) to expand outward owing to pressure from within; cf. dilate … Medical dictionary
distend — dis•tend [[t]dɪˈstɛnd[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic 2) to spread in all directions; expand • Etymology: 1375–1425; < L distendere= dis I+tendere to stretch dis•tend′er, n … From formal English to slang
distend — dis|tend [dıˈstend] v [I and T] formal to swell or make something swell because of pressure from inside >distended adj ▪ a distended stomach >distension [ ˈtenʃən] n [U] technical … Dictionary of contemporary English
distended — dis|tend|ed [ dı stendəd ] adjective FORMAL swollen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
