balloon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French ballon.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bəˈluːn/
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• Rhymes: -uːn

[edit] Noun

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balloon (plural balloons)

1. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
2. Such an object as a child’s toy.
3. Such an object designed to transport people through the air.
4. (medicine) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
5. A speech bubble.

[edit] Synonyms

• (inflatable object):
• (child’s toy): toy balloon
• (transport): hot-air balloon, montgolfier
• (in medicine):
• (speech bubble): speech bubble, fumetto

[edit] Derived terms

barrage balloon balloon animal balloon-back balloon barrage balloon clock balloon flower ballooning balloonist

balloon sail balloon tyre balloon vine hot-air balloon pilot baloon weather balloon when the balloon goes up

[edit] Translations

speech bubble See speech bubble

[edit] Verb

to balloon (third-person singular simple present balloons, present participle ballooning, simple past and past participle ballooned)

1. (transitive) To increase or expand rapidly.

   His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.

   Prices will balloon if we don't act quickly.

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[edit] See also

• airship
• ball
• ballonet
• blimp
• dirigible
• gondola
• zeppelin