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An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
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Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
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Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.
- We immediately threw out all the little things we had with us, ſuch as biſcuits, apples, &c. and after that one of our oars or wings; but ſtill deſcending, we caſt away the other wing, and then the governail ; having likewiſe had the precau
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A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
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A speech bubble.
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A wide rounded glass with a stem and foot, used for wine, brandy, etc.
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A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.
- the balloon of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London
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A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
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A bomb or shell.
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A game played with a large inflated ball.obsolete
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To increase or expand rapidly.intransitive
- His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.
- Prices will balloon if we don't act quickly.
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To go up or voyage in a balloon.intransitive
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To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.transitive
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To inflate like a balloon.transitive
- A puff of wind from the open door caught and ballooned the scanties; off they sailed, out the window billowing into freedom.
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To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.transitive
- After four minutes, leading goalscorer Haworth slid in but ballooned the ball over from six yards, and Hume then outran the defence to get to the by-line, but he could only hit his cross straight out.
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Of an aircraft: to plunge alternately up and down.
- The plane ballooned into the air about 20 feet, banging down again for another good-sized hop.