English verb: distend | |||
1. | distend (change) become wider | ||
Samples | His pupils were dilated. | ||
Synonyms | dilate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | widen | ||
2. | distend (change) cause to expand as it by internal pressure | ||
Samples | The gas distended the animal's body. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bloat | ||
Verb group | distend | ||
3. | distend (change) swell from or as if from internal pressure | ||
Samples | The distended bellies of the starving cows. | ||
Examples | Did his feet distend? | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce | ||
Verb group | distend | ||