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    balloon
    /bəˈluːn/

    noun

    • 1. a small coloured rubber bag that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration: "the room was festooned with balloons and streamers"
    • 2. a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically one carrying a basket for passengers: "he set his sights on crossing the Pacific by balloon"

    verb

    • 1. swell out in a spherical shape: "the trousers ballooned out below his waist" Similar swell (out)puff out/upbulge (out)bagOpposite sagflap
    • 2. (with reference to a ball) lob or be lobbed high in the air: British "the ball ballooned into the air"

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