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distends

distends definition

distends


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  distend 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  distend 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  distend 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  distend 
 
  2  senses  of  distend 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilate,  distend 
  =>  widen 
 
  Sense  2 
  distend 
  =>  swell,  swell  up  intumesce,  tumefy 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  distend 
 
  distend  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  distend 
 
  Sense  1 
  dilate,  distend 
  =>  widen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  distend 
  =>  swell,  swell  up  intumesce,  tumefy 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  distend 
 
  The  verb  distend  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dilate,  distend  --  (become  wider;  "His  pupils  were  dilated") 
  2.  distend  --  (swell  from  or  as  if  from  internal  pressure;  "The  distended  bellies  of  the  starving  cows") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  distend 
 
  The  verb  distend  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dilate,  distend  --  (become  wider;  "His  pupils  were  dilated") 
  2.  distend  --  (swell  from  or  as  if  from  internal  pressure;  "The  distended  bellies  of  the  starving  cows") 



distends definition