Distended

verb

/dɪˈstɛndɪd/

Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.verbTo extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell

2.verbTo extend; to stretch out; to spread out.

3.verbTo cause to swell.

4.verbTo cause gravidity.

5.adjectiveExtended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.

6.adjectiveGravid.

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