Balloon | Mean of balloon in English Dictionary

/bəˈluːn/

• Noun
• a thin usually rubber bag that becomes larger when it is filled with air or gas
1. I blew up a balloon but then it burst.
2. brightly colored balloons and other party decorations
• a picture or space in a cartoon that contains words that are spoken or thought by a character
• to fail completely
1. He told a joke about his mother-in-law and it went over like a lead balloon. [=no one laughed at the joke]
2. My suggestion went over like a lead balloon. [=no one liked my suggestion]
• Verb

• to become bigger quickly
1. Their credit card debt ballooned to more than $5,000.
2. His weight ballooned to 300 pounds. = He ballooned to 300 pounds.
3. the ballooning costs of education
4. ballooning weight