balloon

bal·loon  (b-ln)

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. Such a bag shaped like a figure or object when inflated; an inflatable.

2. A usually round or oblong inflatable rubber bag used as a toy.

3. Medicine A sac that is inserted into a body cavity or tube and distended with air or gas for therapeutic purposes, such as angioplasty.

4. A rounded or irregularly shaped outline containing the words that a character in a cartoon is represented to be saying.

v. bal·looned, bal·loon·ing, bal·loons

v.intr.

1. To ascend or ride in a balloon.

2. To expand or swell out like a balloon. See Synonyms at bulge.

3. To increase or rise quickly.

v.tr.

To cause to expand by or as if by inflating.

adj.

Suggestive of a balloon, as in shape: balloon curtains.

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[French ballon, from Italian dialectal ballone, augmentative of balla, ball, of Germanic origin; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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bal·loonist n.

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balloon

Noun

1. an inflatable rubber bag used as a plaything or party decoration

2. a large bag inflated with a lighter-than-air gas, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere with a basket for carrying passengers

3. an outline containing the words or thoughts of a character in a cartoon

Verb

1. to fly in a balloon

2. to swell or increase rapidly in size: the cost of health care has ballooned [Italian dialect ballone ball]

balloonist n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	balloon - large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air gasbag, envelope - the bag containing the gas in a balloon hot-air balloon - balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air lighter-than-air craft - aircraft supported by its own buoyancy meteorological balloon - a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend trial balloon - a balloon sent up to test air currents
	2.	balloon - small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
Verb	1.	balloon - ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China" aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
	2.	balloon - become inflated; "The sails ballooned" billow, inflate reflate - become inflated again expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

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balloon

verb expand, rise, increase, extend, swell, blow up, enlarge, inflate, bulge, billow, dilate, be inflated, puff out, become larger, distend, bloat, grow rapidly

Translations

balloon [bəˈluːn] n → globo;

(in comic strip) → bocadillo

vi → dispararse

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balloon [bəˈluːn] n → ballon m;

(in comic strip) → bulle f

vi → gonfler

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balloon [bəˈluːn] n → (Luft)ballon m;

(hot air balloon) → Heißluftballon m;

(in comic strip) → Sprechblase f

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balloon [bəˈluːn] n → pallone m;

(in comic strip) → fumetto

vi → gonfiarsi

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balloon

n balloon [bəˈluːn]

a large bag, made of light material and filled with a gas lighter than air They decorated the dance-hall with balloons. ballon بالون балон balon(ek) ballon der Luftballon μπαλόνι, αερόστατο globo õhupall بادکنک ilmapallo ballon בָּלוֹן गुब्बारा balon ballon balon blaðra mongolfiera 気球 풍선, 기구 balionas balons belon ballon ballong balon balão balon воздушный шар balón balon balon ballong ลูกโป่ง; ลูกบอลลูน balon 氣球 повітряна куля غبارہ kinh khí cầu 气球