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Verb
/bəˈlo͞on/,
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balloons, plural;
  1. Swell out in a spherical shape; billow
    • - the trousers ballooned out below his waist
    • - the wind ballooned her sleeves
  2. (of an amount of money) Increase rapidly
    • - the company's debt has ballooned in the last five years
    • - ballooning government spending
  3. Swell dramatically in size or number
    • - the public payroll ballooned from about 27,000 people to about 66,000 people
  4. (of a person) Increase rapidly and dramatically in weight
    • - I had ballooned on the school's starchy diet
  5. Travel by hot-air balloon
    • - he is famous for ballooning across oceans
Noun
  1. A brightly colored rubber sac inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a children's toy or a decoration
    • - the room was festooned with balloons and streamers
    • - his derision pricked the fragile balloon of her vanity
  2. A round or pear-shaped outline in which the words or thoughts of characters in a comic strip or cartoon are written
    • - a balloon reading “Ka-Pow!”
  3. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically carrying a basket for passengers
    • - he set his sights on crossing the Pacific by balloon
  4. A large rounded drinking glass, used for brandy and other drinks

  1. (balloon) large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
  2. (balloon) ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"
  3. (balloon) become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
  4. (balloon) small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
  5. "Balloons" is the first single from the album Antidotes by Foals. It is their fourth single in total to date, and peaked at number 39 on the UK singles chart. It was released as a digital download on 9 December 2007 and on CD and vinyl the following day. ...
  6. A balloon is a variably sized inflatable flexible bag filled with a type of gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide or air. ...
  7. (Balloon (aircraft)) A balloon is a type of aircraft that remains aloft due to its buoyancy. A balloon travels by moving with the wind. It is distinct from an airship, which is a buoyant aircraft that can be propelled through the air in a controlled manner.
  8. (Balloon (band)) Balloon were an early 1990s duo from London, consisting of Ian Bickerton and David Sheppard. Their first and only album, Gravity, was released in 1992 by Dedicated, a British record label known for neo-psychedelia.Jenkins, Mark. ...
  9. (Balloon (Beavis and Butt-head episode)) The following is an episode list for the MTV animated television series Beavis and Butt-head. ...
  10. (Balloon (preservative)) A condom ((US) or (UK)) is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases (STDs—such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV). ...
  11. (balloon) An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible; Such an object as a child’s toy; 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; To increase ...
  12. (Balloon) A loan that has a series of monthly payments with the remaining balance due in a large lump sum payment at the end.
  13. (Balloon) Mortgage characterized by level fixed payments for a predetermined time frame followed by either a refinance or adjustment in interest rate.
  14. (Balloon) The balance of principal that is due and owing in its entirety at a specified point in time, but in any event, less than the time required to fully amortize the debt.
  15. (Balloon) A generic term for an aerostat.
  16. (Balloon) In an illustration, any line that encircles copy or dialogue.
  17. (Balloon) A large, lump-sum payment scheduled at the end of a series of smaller payments, arising when the amortization is longer than the maturity of the underlying note.
  18. (Balloon) When the final payment in a loan is greatly higher than prior payments.
  19. (balloon) an un-powered lighter-than-air vehicle. Balloons can derive their buoyancy from the confinement of hot air, hydrogen, helium, ammonia or other gas. Balloons can be free (un-tethered and free to drift with the wind) or tethered to the ground (sometimes called captive or kite balloons).
  20. (Balloon) A short-term loan which has a fixed rate and smaller payments for short-term period which is followed by one large payment for the balance of the principal.
  21. (Balloon) means a lighter-than-air aircraft that is not engine driven, and that sustains flight through the use of either gas buoyancy or an airborne heater.
  22. (Balloon) The principal amount repaid on maturity of a loan that is significantly larger than the annual repayments. For example an issue could have six payments of 10 per cent, followed by a balloon of 40 per cent at maturity.
  23. (Balloon) In some serial bond issues or mortgages an extra-large amount may mature in the final year of the series ? the "balloon" payment.
  24. (BALLOON) An unpowered lighter-than-air craft, its direction of flight imposed by ambient airstreams.
  25. (BALLOON) Feeling free or unrestricted, in a party mood / Exaggerating or inflating something; full of hot air / Emotions that are about to burst; feeling deflated / If floating: Feeling out of control or at the mercy of prevailing conditions