Balloon

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Noun

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{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
  5. A speech bubble.

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inflatable object

child’s toy

inflatable object to transport people through the air

sac inserted into part of the body

speech bubble See speech bubble

Intransitive verb

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

  1. To increase or expand rapidly.

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See also

fr:balloon io:balloon hu:balloon ru:balloon sr:balloon fi:balloon zh:balloon

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