verb🔗ShareTo extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell"After eating too much pizza, her stomach distended uncomfortably. "medicinebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo extend; to stretch out; to spread out."After eating a huge Thanksgiving dinner, her stomach felt so distended that she had to loosen her belt. "physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to swell."The balloon distended with air as the child continued to blow it up. "medicinephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause gravidity."The doctor explained that the swelling distended her abdomen, indicating a possible pregnancy. "medicinephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExtended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen."After eating a large Thanksgiving meal, her stomach felt distended and uncomfortable. "medicinephysiologybodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGravid."The cow's distended belly suggested she was heavily pregnant and about to give birth. "bodymedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
