BALLOON

I. noun see: ball Date: 1783 a nonporous bag of light material that can be inflated especially with air or gas: as, a bag that is filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air so as to rise and float in the atmosphere and that usually carries a suspended load (as a gondola with passengers), an inflatable bag (as of rubber or plastic) usually used as a toy or for decoration, the outline enclosing words spoken or thought by a figure especially in a cartoon, II. adjective Date: circa 1786 relating to, resembling, or suggesting a ~ , being or having a final installment that is much larger than preceding ones in a term or installment note, III. verb Date: 1841 intransitive verb to swell or puff out ; expand , to ascend or travel in or as if in a ~, to increase rapidly , transitive verb inflate , increase