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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBALLOON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a small, thin, rubber bag that you can fill with air or another gas until it is round in shape, often used for decoration at parties or as a child’s toy. A balloon is also a very large, round container filled with a gas that can rise in the air and carry people riding under it in an attached box.

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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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBALLOON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a small, thin, rubber bag that you can fill with air or another gas until it is round in shape, often used for decoration at parties or as a child’s toy. A balloon is also a very large, round container filled with a gas that can rise in the air and carry people riding under it in an attached box.

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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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › balloonBalloon - definition of balloon 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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBALLOON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › balloonBalloon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A balloon is a colorful bit of rubber that can be blown up or filled with helium. Many children's parties are decorated with balloons. While most balloons are round, they come in many sizes and shapes.