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to stay atop of water in a resting or moving way
float(noun)the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
float(noun)the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, float(noun)a drink with ice cream floating in it
float(noun)an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
float, plasterer's float(noun)a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
float(noun)something that floats on the surface of water
air bladder, swim bladder, float(verb)an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
float, drift, be adrift, blow(verb)be in motion due to some air or water current
"The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
float, swim(verb)be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
float(verb)set afloat
"He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
float(verb)circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
"The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
float(verb)move lightly, as if suspended
"The dancer floated across the stage"
float(verb)put into the water
"float a ship"
float(verb)make the surface of level or smooth
"float the plaster"
float(verb)allow (currencies) to fluctuate
"The government floated the ruble for a few months"
float(verb)convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
"float data"
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengersthe crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a canoe floating down the riverparticles of dust floating in the air
to move about from place to place aimlesslylost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place
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