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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Empty, exaggerated talk.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon.
  • noun Empty, confused or exaggerated talk having no meaning or substance.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun loud and confused and empty talk
  • noun air that has been heated and tends to rise

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