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Balloon vs Inflate - What's the difference?

balloon | inflate |

In lang=en terms the difference between balloon and inflate

is that balloon is to take up in, or as if in, a balloon while inflate is to enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

As verbs the difference between balloon and inflate

is that balloon is to increase or expand rapidly while inflate is to enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally.

As a noun balloon

is an inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.

balloon

English

Noun

(wikipedia balloon) (en noun)
  • An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
  • Such an object as a child’s toy.
  • Such an object designed to transport people through the air.
  • (medicine) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
  • A speech bubble.
  • A type of glass cup, sometimes used for brandy.
  • (architecture) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.
  • the balloon of St. Paul's Cathedral in London
  • (chemistry) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
  • (pyrotechnics) A bomb or shell.
  • A game played with a large inflated ball.
  • (engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
  • Synonyms

    * (inflatable object) * toy balloon * (transport) hot-air balloon, Montgolfier * (in medicine) * (speech bubble) speech bubble, fumetto

    Derived terms

    * barrage balloon * balloon animal * balloon-back * balloon barrage * balloon clock * balloon club * balloon flower * ballooning * balloonist * balloon sail * balloon tyre * balloon vine * go down like a lead balloon * hot-air balloon * pilot balloon * trial balloon * weather balloon * when the balloon goes up

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To increase or expand rapidly.
  • His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.
    Prices will balloon if we don't act quickly.
  • To go up or voyage in a balloon.
  • To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
  • See also

    * airship * ball * ballonet * blimp * dirigible * gondola * zeppelin

    inflate

    English

    Verb

    (inflat)
  • To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
  • You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.
  • * J. Scott of Amwell
  • When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, / Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes.
  • To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
  • The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.
  • (figurative) To swell; to puff up.
  • to inflate somebody with pride or vanity
  • * Tennyson
  • Inflate themselves with some insane delight.
  • To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
  • Antonyms

    * deflate

    Derived terms

    * inflated * inflatingly