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# balloon

noun (balloon, balloons); verb (balloon — to swell up fast)

«balloon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A balloon is a thin rubber bag that you fill with air or gas; it floats if filled with helium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#m1)
2. A hot-air balloon is a very big balloon with a basket that can carry people through the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#m2)
3. To balloon is to grow bigger very fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#m3)

### In the lessons

a counted thing in problems; at parties and celebrations; in science balloons show air takes up space, and a rubbed balloon sticks to a wall (static electricity); in safety, burst balloons can choke small children

### Examples

- There are 4 bags. Each bag has 7 balloons. How many balloons are there? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x1)
- Sam had 12 balloons and 5 popped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x2)
- Mia has 6 red balloons and 3 blue balloons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x3)
- We blew up balloons for Dad's party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x4)
- The balloon floated up into the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x5)
- Rub a balloon on your hair and it sticks to the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x6)
- A hot-air balloon drifted over the fields. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x7)
- Pop! The balloon burst when it hit the rose bush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x8)
- “Well, really,” exclaimed a small Fire-balloon, “why not? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/#x9)

### Note

The thing being counted; no clue for the operation. Trap: balloons that pop or fly away are gone: subtract them. Spelling: double l and double o: balloon. Keep burst balloons away from babies.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «balloon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«balloon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/balloon.html) on Mova free.