to deflate a balloon

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• balloon — n. 1) to fly; launch a balloon 2) to blow up, inflate; deflate a balloon 3) a balloon bursts 4) a barrage; observation balloon 5) (fig.) a trial balloon (to send up a trial balloon) * * * [bə luːn] deflate a balloon inflate launch a balloon… …   Combinatory dictionary

• deflate — [v1] reduce or cause to contract collapse, decrease, depreciate, depress, devalue, diminish, empty, exhaust, flatten, puncture, shrink, squash, void; concepts 236,247,776 Ant. blow up, expand, inflate deflate [v2] humiliate chasten, cut down to… …   New thesaurus

• deflate — ► VERB 1) let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, etc.). 2) cause to feel suddenly dispirited. 3) reduce price levels in (an economy). DERIVATIVES deflator noun …   English terms dictionary

• balloon flight — ▪ aviation Introduction  passage through the air of a balloon that contains a buoyant gas, such as helium or heated air, for which reason it is also known as lighter than air free flight. Unmanned balloons have been used to carry meteorological… …   Universalium

• deflate — verb 1 (I, T) if a tyre, balloon 1 (1) balloon 1 (2) etc deflates, or if you deflate it, it gets smaller because the gas inside it comes out 2 (T) to make someone feel less important or less confident: I d love to deflate that ego of his! 3 (T)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• balloon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aerostat, blimp; free, sounding, kite, pilot, or dirigible balloon; fire balloon, montgolfier. See aviation. v. i. swell. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dirigible, aircraft, airship, weather… …   English dictionary for students

• deflate — [[t]dɪfle͟ɪt[/t]] deflates, deflating, deflated 1) VERB If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. [V n] Like any actor he can be self centred but I think I ve worked out how to deflate… …   English dictionary

• deflate — UK [diːˈfleɪt] / US [dɪˈfleɪt] verb Word forms deflate : present tense I/you/we/they deflate he/she/it deflates present participle deflating past tense deflated past participle deflated 1) [transitive] to make someone feel less confident or… …   English dictionary

• deflate — de|flate [ˌdi:ˈfleıt, dı ] v [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: de + inflate] 1.) [I and T] if a tyre, ↑balloon etc deflates, or if you deflate it, it gets smaller because the gas inside it comes out ≠ ↑inflate →↑go down, let down ↑let down 2.) [T] to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deflate — de|flate [ dı fleıt ] verb 1. ) transitive to make someone feel less confident or important: Peter s comments completely deflated the boy s confidence. 2. ) intransitive or transitive if a tire or BALLOON deflates, or if you deflate it, air comes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• deflate — [diːˈfleɪt] verb 1) [I/T] if a tyre or BALLOON deflates, or if you deflate it, air comes out of it Ant: inflate 2) [T] to make someone feel less confident or important …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English