'Distended' definitions:
Definition of 'Distended'
From: GCIDE
- Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distended; p. pr. & vb. n. Distending.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d['e]tendre to unbend. See Tend, and cf. Detent.]
- 1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- The warmth distends the chinks. --Dryden.
- Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'distended'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adipose,
- bagging,
- baggy,
- ballooning,
- beefy,
- bellying,
- big-bellied,
- billowing,
- billowy,
- bloated,
- blown up,
- blowzy,
- bosomy,
- brawny,
- bulbose,
- bulbous,
- bulging,
- bumped,
- bumpy,
- bunched,
- bunchy,
- burly,
- bursting,
- buxom,
- choked,
- chubby,
- chunky,
- congested,
- corpulent,
- crammed,
- crowded,
- dilated,
- drenched,
- dropsical,
- dumpy,
- edematous,
- enchymatous,
- fat,
- fattish,
- filled to overflowing,
- flatulent,
- fleshy,
- full,
- gassy,
- glutted,
- gorged,
- gross,
- heavyset,
- hefty,
- hillocky,
- hippy,
- hummocky,
- hyperemic,
- imposing,
- in spate,
- incrassate,
- inflated,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- lusty,
- meaty,
- moutonnee,
- obese,
- overblown,
- overburdened,
- overcharged,
- overfed,
- overflowing,
- overfraught,
- overfreighted,
- overfull,
- overladen,
- overloaded,
- overstocked,
- overstuffed,
- oversupplied,
- overweight,
- overweighted,
- packed,
- paunchy,
- plethoric,
- plump,
- pneumatic,
- podgy,
- portly,
- potbellied,
- pouching,
- pudgy,
- puffed up,
- puffy,
- pursy,
- ready to burst,
- roly-poly,
- rotund,
- rounded,
- running over,
- satiated,
- saturated,
- soaked,
- square,
- squat,
- squatty,
- stalwart,
- stocky,
- stout,
- strapping,
- stuffed,
- stuffed up,
- supercharged,
- supersaturated,
- surcharged,
- surfeited,
- swelled,
- swelling,
- swollen,
- thick-bodied,
- thickset,
- top-heavy,
- tubby,
- tumid,
- turgid,
- ventose,
- verrucated,
- verrucose,
- warty,
- well-fed,
- windy