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balloon

/ balloon /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air

Type of:

lighter-than-air craft

Kinds of:

hot-air balloon meteorological balloon trial balloon

noun Sense 2

small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

Type of:

plaything toy

verb Sense 3

become inflated

"The sails ballooned"

Type of:

expand

Kinds of:

reflate

Derived:

inflation

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb Sense 4

ride in a hot-air balloon

"He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"

Type of:

fly aviate pilot

Derived:

balloonist

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

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