ballock
ballock

balloon


Definition: Meaning of, balloon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bəˈluːn /

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balloon balloons
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  1. an object made of brightly-coloured thin rubber, that is filled with air and used as a toy or decoration for parties
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  2. also hot air balloon a large bag of strong light cloth filled with gas or heated air so that it can float in the air. It has a basket hanging below it for people to stand in.
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  3. the circle drawn around the words spoken by the characters in a CARTOON [=  bubble]
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  4. a balloon payment American English money borrowed that must be paid back in one large sum after several smaller payments have been made
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  5. the balloon goes up British English informal used to refer to the moment when a situation starts to become really bad
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
balloon ballooned ballooned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ballooning balloons
[intransitive] also balloon out
  1. to suddenly become larger in amount [=  explode]
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  2. if someone balloons, they suddenly become fat
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  3. to get bigger and rounder
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balloon used in phrases

  • balloon bomb (noun)
    1. a bomb carried by a balloon
  • balloon flower (noun)
    1. fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
  • balloon sail (noun)
    1. any light loose sail
  • balloon seat (noun)
    1. on some 18th century chairs a seat that has a bell shape
  • balloon vine (noun)
    1. woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America
  • barrage balloon (noun)
    1. a large bag that floats in the air to prevent enemy planes from flying near the ground
  • hot-air balloon (noun)
    1. a large BALLOON filled with hot air used for carrying people up into the sky
  • kite balloon (noun)
    1. a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
  • meteorological balloon (noun)
    1. a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
  • pilot balloon (noun)
    1. meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
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