🎈distend

verb
/dɪsˈtɛnd/

Meaning

to swell or expand by pressure from within

Example Sentences

Her stomach began to distend after the large meal.

Synonyms

expand, swell, inflate, enlarge, bloat

Antonyms

shrink, contract, deflate

Collocations

distend stomach, distend abdomen, distend with gas

Related Vocabularies

to stop, catch, or seize something on its way from one place to another
to bring up food from the stomach through the mouth; to be sick
To make or become united, uniform, or whole; to bring together into a single unit.
To release or detach oneself from something; to withdraw.
to greatly astonish or shock someone so they are temporarily speechless
To give someone or something new energy and vitality.

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