n.
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1841
1 : to swell or puff out : EXPAND < balloon ed to 200 pounds>
2 : to ascend or travel in or as if in a balloon
3 : to increase rapidly < balloon ing prices>
transitive verb : INFLATE , INCREASE
n.
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1841
1 : to swell or puff out : EXPAND < balloon ed to 200 pounds>
2 : to ascend or travel in or as if in a balloon
3 : to increase rapidly < balloon ing prices>
transitive verb : INFLATE , INCREASE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012