balloon
Pronunciation:
/bəˈluːn//bəˈlun/noun
Definitions
An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
Such an object designed to transport people through the air.
A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
verb
Definitions
To increase or expand rapidly.
Example: His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.
To go up or voyage in a balloon.
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
To inflate like a balloon.
noun
Definitions
An unusually large payment due at the end of the term of a loan agreement.
Synonyms:lump sum