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   Bal·loon

   /bəˈlo͞on/

   

   noun

   • 1. a brightly colored rubber sac that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a children'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 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 for brandy and other drinks: "a balloon of armagnac"

   verb

   • 1. swell out in a spherical shape; billow: "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) 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 and dramatically in weight: "I had ballooned on the school's starchy diet"
   • 2. 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 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.

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   n. 1. an inflatable rubber bag of various sizes, shapes, and colours: usually used as a plaything or party decoration. 2. (Aeronautics) a large impermeable bag inflated with a lighter-than-air gas, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere. It may have a basket or gondola for carrying passengers, etc.

6. 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.

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

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   A balloon is a large, strong bag filled with gas or hot air, which can carry passengers in a container that hangs underneath it. They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionballoon noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

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   balloon. noun. /bəˈluːn/. /bəˈluːn/. Idioms. a small bag made of very thin rubber that becomes larger and rounder when you fill it with air or gas. Balloons are brightly coloured and used as decorations or toys. to blow up/burst/pop a balloon. My balloon has burst!

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBALLOON | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    BALLOON meaning: 1. a small coloured rubber bag that you fill with air to play with or to use as a decoration: 2…. Learn more.

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

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    balloon meaning, definition, what is balloon: an object made of brightly coloured thin...: Learn more.