toqus
Picture Dictionary
English
한국어
Register
Login
🔍
balloon
noun
A
thin
rubber
or
plastic
bag
that
you
fill
with
air
or
gas
so
it
becomes
round
and
can
float
or
be
used
for
play
or
decoration
.
•
The
children
chased
a
red
balloon
around
the
garden
.
The
children
chased
a
red
balloon
around
the
garden
.
•
She
tied
a
bunch
of
colorful
balloons
to
the
birthday
chair
.
She
tied
a
bunch
of
colorful
balloons
to
the
birthday
chair
.
Borrowed
from
French
“
ballon
,”
originally
meaning
“
large
ball
,”
from
Italian
“
ballone
,”
augmentative
of
“
balla
” (
ball
).
noun
A
large
bag
filled
with
hot
air
or
a
light
gas
that
lifts
a
basket
or
instruments
so
they
can
travel
through
the
sky
.
•
At
dawn
,
the
tourists
climbed
into
the
hot-air
balloon
for
a
scenic
flight
.
At
dawn
,
the
tourists
climbed
into
the
hot-air
balloon
for
a
scenic
flight
.
•
The
pilot
released
sandbags
so
the
balloon
could
rise
higher
.
The
pilot
released
sandbags
so
the
balloon
could
rise
higher
.
Same
origin
as
toy
sense
;
18th-century
use
extended
to
lighter-than-air
craft
after
the
Montgolfier
brothers
’
flights
in
1783
.
verb
To
grow
or
increase
very
quickly
and
become
much
larger
.
•
The
company's
profits
ballooned
after
the
new
product
launch
.
The
company's
profits
ballooned
after
the
new
product
launch
.
•
Her
suitcase
had
ballooned
to
twice
its
size
with
gifts
.
Her
suitcase
had
ballooned
to
twice
its
size
with
gifts
.
Verb
use
developed
in
the
19th
century
from
the
noun
,
comparing
rapid
expansion
to
a
balloon
inflating
.
