DISTEND
\dɪstˈɛnd], \dɪstˈɛnd], \d_ɪ_s_t_ˈɛ_n_d]\
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To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.
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To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc.
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To become expanded or inflated; to swell.
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To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.
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To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc.
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To become expanded or inflated; to swell.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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