Float

noun

floʊt

Noun

an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
Type of:Sac
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
a drink with ice cream floating in it
Type of:Drink
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
Type of:PresentationDisplay
something that floats on the surface of water
Type of:ArtefactArtifact
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
Type of:Stock
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
Type of:Interval

set afloat
“He floated the logs down the river”
“The boy floated his toy boat on the pond”
Type of:Transport
allow (currencies) to fluctuate
“The government floated the ruble for a few months”
Type of:Value
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
“The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform”
Type of:EssayProveTest
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
“float data”
Type of:Convert
make the surface of level or smooth
“float the plaster”
Type of:SmoothSmoothen
move lightly, as if suspended
“The dancer floated across the stage”
Type of:GoLocomoteMove
put into the water
“float a ship”
Type of:Launch
be in motion due to some air or water current
Similar:Blow Drift
Type of:LocomoteGoMove
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Similar:Swim
Type of:GoMoveLocomote