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distend

British pronunciation/dɪstˈɛnd/
American pronunciation/dɪˈstɛnd/
to distend
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

become wider

synonyms : dilate
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2

swell from or as if from internal pressure

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3

cause to expand as it by internal pressure

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Examples
1So, the spring is distended.
2I distended it.
3In some of the most dangerous cases, the abdomen would then be distended.
4Jaw distends and some sort of dark spirit comes out of your throat.
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