balloon
US /bəˈlun/
・UK /bəˈlu:n/
B1
noun
- A large bag filled with hot air or gas, used to carry people in a basket or gondola suspended below
- Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
- A large bag filled with hot air or gas, used for travelling in the air.
- A small bag made of thin rubber or plastic which is filled with air or gas, used as a toy or decoration
- Large air-filled bag to carry people into the air
adjective
- Shaped like a balloon; full and rounded.
other
- To swell out in a round shape.
- To increase rapidly and substantially.
- To increase rapidly.
verb
- To grow larger quickly; spring up suddenly
- To travel in a large balloon
other
- To cause to swell out in a round shape.
Examples
We went up in a balloon.
helium balloons for the children's party