deflate   (Sound)

The verb deflate has 6 senses

• deflate -- (collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon")


• deflate -- (release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress")


• deflate, puncture -- (reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence")


• deflate -- (produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy")


• deflate -- (reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency")


• deflate -- (become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated")