DISTEND - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

cause to expand as it by internal pressure

Example: The gas distended the animal's body

Categories: Bloat

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

swell from or as if from internal pressure

Example: The distended bellies of the starving cows

Categories: Swell, Swell up, Intumesce, Tumefy, Tumesce

Synonyms

Dilate, Distend

🎵 Words that Rhyme with Distend

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➡️ Words that Start with DI

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Words that End with ND ⬅️

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