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balloon
noun
1 a small, usually brightly-coloured, rubber pouch with a neck, that can be inflated with air or gas and used as a toy or decoration, etc.
2 a large bag made of light material and filled with a light gas or hot air, designed to float in the air carrying people, or weather-recording instruments, etc in a basket underneath.
3 a balloon-shaped outline containing the words or thoughts of a character in a cartoon.
verb (ballooned , ballooning )
1 intr to swell out like a balloon.
2 intr to increase dramatically Food prices ballooned this spring .
3 intr to travel by balloon.
4 Brit to kick or propel by some other means (a ball, etc) high into the air.
5 to inflate.
[16c in the sense -large ball- or -football-: from Italian ballone ]
ballooning noun .
balloonist noun a person who travels in a balloon, especially for recreation.
when the balloon goes up when the trouble, fuss or excitement starts
[1920s phrase; in World War I observation balloons were launched soon before an attack was to begin].
noun
1 a small, usually brightly-coloured, rubber pouch with a neck, that can be inflated with air or gas and used as a toy or decoration, etc.
2 a large bag made of light material and filled with a light gas or hot air, designed to float in the air carrying people, or weather-recording instruments, etc in a basket underneath.
3 a balloon-shaped outline containing the words or thoughts of a character in a cartoon.
verb (ballooned , ballooning )
1 intr to swell out like a balloon.
2 intr to increase dramatically Food prices ballooned this spring .
3 intr to travel by balloon.
4 Brit to kick or propel by some other means (a ball, etc) high into the air.
5 to inflate.
[16c in the sense -large ball- or -football-: from Italian ballone ]
ballooning noun .
balloonist noun a person who travels in a balloon, especially for recreation.
when the balloon goes up when the trouble, fuss or excitement starts
[1920s phrase; in World War I observation balloons were launched soon before an attack was to begin].
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