balloon

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[edit] English

Colorful toy balloons.

[edit] Etymology

From French ballon.

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Singular
balloon

Plural
balloons

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.

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speech bubble See speech bubble

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Infinitive
to balloon

Third person singular
balloons

Simple past
ballooned

Past participle
ballooned

Present participle
ballooning

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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