distend
verb (used with or without object)
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic.
has distended
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present perfectof distend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The latter animal invariably sinks when killed, and the body rises to the surface in about two hours, when the gas has distended the stomach.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
