Definition of ballon
1. balloon [ n ] large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or hot air
Used in print:(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)
`` I paint the nothing '' , he said once to Franz_Kline and myself , `` the nothing that_is behind the something , the inexpressible , unpaintable ' tick ' in the unconscious , the ' spirit ' of the moment resting forever , suspended like a huge balloon , in non time '' .
Synonyms balloon Related Terms lighter-than-air_craft hot-air_balloon meteorological_balloon trial_balloon ripcord envelope2. balloon [ n ] small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
Used in print:(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)
These droplets are distorted by the normal forces just as a balloon would be pulled or pressed out of shape in one 's hands .
Synonyms balloon Related Terms plaything3. balloon [ v ] ride in a hot-air balloon
Examples:
"He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"
4. balloon [ v ] become inflated
Examples:
"The sails ballooned"
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