Defenition of the word distend

Defenition of the word distend
- become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
- expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
- swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
- cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal''s body"
- swell from or as if from internal pressure
- cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- become wider