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   balloon

   /bəˈluːn/

   noun

   • 1. a small coloured rubber bag that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration: "the room was festooned with balloons and streamers"
   • ▪ a small inflatable bag that is inflated inside a hollow organ, typically to close or distend it.
   • 2. a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically one carrying a basket for passengers: "he set his sights on crossing the Pacific by balloon"
   • 3. a rounded outline in which the words or thoughts of characters in a comic strip or cartoon are written: "a balloon reading ‘Ka-Pow!’"
   • 4. a large rounded drinking glass, used especially for brandy: "a balloon of armagnac"
   • 5. a stupid person. informal Scottish

   verb

   • 1. swell out in a spherical shape: "the trousers ballooned out below his waist" Similar swell (out)puff out/upbulge (out)bagbelly (out)fill (out)billow (out)blow upinflatedistendexpanddilateOpposite sagflap
   • ▪ (of an amount of money spent or owed) increase rapidly: "the company's debt has ballooned in the last five years" Similar increase rapidlysoarrocketshoot upescalatemountsurgespiralgrow rapidlyrise rapidlyinformal:go through the ceilinggo through the roofskyrocketOpposite plummet
   • ▪ (of a person) increase rapidly in weight: "I ate out of boredom and I just ballooned up"
   • 2. (with reference to a ball) lob or be lobbed high in the air: British "the ball ballooned into the air"
   • 3. travel by hot-air balloon: "he is famous for ballooning across oceans"

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally denoting a game played with a large inflated leather ball): from French ballon or Italian ballone ‘large ball’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › balloonBalloon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BALLOON is a nonporous bag of light material that can be inflated especially with air or gas. How to use balloon in a sentence.

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   a bag made of a light material, as silk or plastic, filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere and often having a car or gondola attached below for carrying passengers or scientific instruments.

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   Definition of balloon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Balloon. Balloons are given for special occasions, such as birthdays or holidays, and are often used as party décor. A balloon is a flexible membrane bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air.

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   Sep 29, 2024 · A balloon is an inflatable buoyant object, often round and flexible, or a verb meaning to inflate something. Learn the etymology, pronunciation, synonyms, hyponyms, derived terms, and translations of balloon.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › BaloonBaloon - definition of Baloon by The Free Dictionary

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   bal·loon. (bə-lo͞on′) n. 1. a. A flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere. b. Such a bag with sufficient capacity to lift and transport a suspended gondola or other load. c.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › balloonballoon | meaning of balloon in Longman Dictionary of...

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   Learn the meaning of balloon as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, related topics and examples from the corpus. Find out how to use balloon in different contexts, such as parties, cartoons, finance and physics.