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float
noun(float)an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
Synonyms: air bladder, swim bladder,
float
noun(float)a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
Synonyms: plasterer's float,
float
verb(float)be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Synonyms: swim,
Antonyms: sink,
float
noun(float)a drink with ice cream floating in it
Synonyms: ice-cream float, ice-cream soda,
float
verb(float)allow (currencies) to fluctuate
Examples:
The government floated the ruble for a few months.
float
noun(float)an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
float
verb(float)circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
Examples:
The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform.
float
verb(float)convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
Examples:
Float data.
float
verb(float)make the surface of level or smooth
Examples:
Float the plaster.
float
verb(float)move lightly, as if suspended
Examples:
The dancer floated across the stage.
float
verb(float)put into the water
Examples:
Float a ship.
float
verb(float)set afloat
Examples:
He floated the logs down the river.
The boy floated his toy boat on the pond.
The boy floated his toy boat on the pond.
float
noun(float)something that floats on the surface of water
float
noun(float)the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
float
noun(float)the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment