distend :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

swell, distend, swell up

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

spread, open, unfold, spread out

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, circulate, go around

v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

bulk, bulge, cause to bulge

v. cause to bulge or swell outwards

heave, surge, billow

v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

bloat, make bloated, make swollen

v. make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

enlarge

v. become larger or bigger

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

work out, elaborate

v. work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

distend, dilate

v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

spread, open, unfold, spread out

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, circulate, go around

v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

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