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distend
distend /dɪˈstend/ verb [I] ↑Verb Endings for distend
► F0 (usually of the stomach or other part of the body) to swell and become large (as if) by pressure from inside: » In the refugee centres we saw many children whose stomachs were distended because of lack of food.Thesaurus+: ↑Stretching the bodyThesaurus+: ↑Becoming bigger , ↑Enlarging and inflatingdistension /-ˈsten.ʃən/ noun [U] SPECIALIZED
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