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balloon

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noun

bal·​loon bə-ˈlün How to pronounce balloon (audio)
plural balloons
1
: a nonporous bag of light material that can be inflated especially with air or gas: such as
a
: a bag that is filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air so as to rise and float in the atmosphere and that usually carries a suspended load (such as a gondola with passengers)
b
: an inflatable bag (as of rubber or plastic) usually used as a toy or for decoration
c
medical : a small bag that can be inflated (as in a bodily cavity) with air or gas
More than 700,000 Americans undergo procedures in which clogged arteries are cleared out with a balloon and then propped open with a tiny metal scaffold called a stent. Ron Winslow
2
: the outline enclosing words spoken or thought by a figure especially in a cartoon

balloon

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adjective

1
: relating to, resembling, or suggesting a balloon
a balloon sleeve
2
US : having or being a final installment that is much larger than preceding ones in a term or installment note
a balloon note
a balloon mortgage
Got a commercial mortgage coming due? If the loan requires a balloon payment (as many such mortgages do), you may have a hard time refinancing … INC

balloon

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verb

ballooned; ballooning; balloons

intransitive verb

1
: to swell or puff out : expand
ballooned to 200 pounds
2
: to ascend or travel in or as if in a balloon
3
: to increase rapidly
ballooning prices

transitive verb

: inflate, increase
Phrases
go over like a lead balloon (US) or British go down like a lead balloon
informal
: to fail completely to impress or amuse other people
Not surprisingly, his overt religiosity has proved a mixed blessing. While probably a winner on the stump, it has gone over like a lead balloon with journalists, liberals, and even many Jewish organizations. Michelle Cottle
But the last time I saw it on stage, in Ned Sherrin's 1996 revival, the dialogue bored me rigid and the whole thing … went down like a lead balloon. David Nice

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun I blew up a balloon but then it burst. brightly colored balloons and other party decorations Verb Their credit card debt ballooned to more than $5,000. the ballooning costs of education
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Wolfpack may not have to wait long for the air to come out of the balloon. USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Let everything dry, then pop the balloon and remove it. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 According to the press release, Brown swallowed the balloon and later died at the hospital. Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 So, people are jumping out of the balloon on their own. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 All of the air came out of the balloon moments later, as an FC Dallas corner took an unlucky bounce off Diego Chara and in to permanently tie the match, 1-1, on a wild night in Major League Soccer. oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 The space balloon will ascend at 12 mph and have a two-hour descent that culminates in an ocean splashdown and boat retrieval off the coast of Florida. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 The spaceship is all reusable, except for the material which makes up the skin of the balloon -- this will be retrieved by the team at the end of each flight and recycled. Maureen O'hare, CNN, 27 July 2022 Somebody buys them and then resells them for amounts of balloon to thousands and thousand dollars. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 July 2022
Adjective
Such releases have been banned in a handful of states and cities, according to the anti-balloon release organization called Balloons Blow. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2022
Verb
The cost is likely to balloon if stretched out across a longer period of time. Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2022 All of these travel delays and cancelations are likely to balloon costs. Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 13 July 2022 The East County’s sewage recycling project has also faced the fears that its current $950 million cost estimate could balloon thanks to a dispute with the city of San Diego. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 The government's own estimates suggested this burden could potentially balloon to over $12.5 billion without corrective action. Baker Institute, Forbes, 1 June 2022 The state government’s surplus is expected to balloon to $97.5 billion by next summer under the budget plan recently unveiled by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 By 2040, those totals are expected to balloon to 135,300 vehicles on summer weekends and 84,300 vehicles on non-summer weekends. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 The delays have helped balloon the pipeline’s cost from the original estimate of $3.5 billion to $6.6 billion. Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2022 His films can take more than a decade to complete and one to two years to edit, with budgets that can balloon to $30 million, as was the case with Burns’ 2017 series on the Vietnam War. Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French ballon large football, balloon, from Italian dialect ballone large football, augmentative of balla ball, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balla ball — more at ball

First Known Use

Noun

1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1784, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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The first known use of balloon was in 1783

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