a small coloured rubber bag that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration
the room was festooned with balloons and streamers
his derision pricked the fragile balloon of her vanity
a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically one carrying a basket for passengers
he set his sights on crossing the Pacific by balloon
a rounded outline in which the words or thoughts of characters in a comic strip or cartoon are written
a balloon reading ‘Ka-Pow!’
a large rounded drinking glass, used especially for brandy
a balloon of armagnac
swell out in a spherical shape
the trousers ballooned out below his waist
(of an amount of money spent or owed) increase rapidly
the company's debt has ballooned in the last five years
(with reference to a ball) lob or be lobbed high in the air
the ball ballooned into the air
travel by hot-air balloon
he is famous for ballooning across oceans