English dictionary
balloon
/b/@/'l/u/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
Source: WordNet 3.0
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small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aërial navigation.
Source: webster1913
verb
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ride in a hot-air balloon
ExamplesHe tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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become inflated
ExamplesThe sails ballooned.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
Source: webster1913
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To go up or voyage in a balloon.
Source: webster1913