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swell up vs distend
distend vs swell up
swell up
and
distend
both are
verbs
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
swell up
No
No
Yes
No
distend
No
No
Yes
No
As verbs,
distend
is a hyponym of
swell up
; that is,
distend
is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
swell up
:
swell up
: expand abnormally
distend
: swell from or as if from internal pressure
Other hyponyms of swell up include
belly
,
belly out
,
blow up
,
puff
,
puff out
,
puff up
,
bloat
,
blister
,
vesicate
.
swell up (verb)
distend (verb)
expand abnormally
become wider
swell from or as if from internal pressure
cause to expand as if by internal pressure
Words related to "
swell up
"
belly
belly out
blister
bloat
blow up
distend
expand
intumesce
puff
puff out
puff up
swell
tumefy
tumesce
vesicate
Words related to "
distend
"
bloat
dilate
distend
distensible
distension
distention
intumesce
swell
swell up
tumefy
tumesce
widen
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