balloon

/bəˈluːn/ · noun

Meaning

An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
Such an object designed to transport people through the air.
A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
A speech bubble.
A type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy.
To increase or expand rapidly.
To go up or voyage in a balloon.
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
To inflate like a balloon.
To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.
An unusually large payment due at the end of the term of a loan agreement.

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