float
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Definitions
Noun
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
Noun
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
Noun
a drink with ice cream floating in it
Noun
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
Noun
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
Noun
something that floats on the surface of water
Noun
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
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"
Verb
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Verb
set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
Verb
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
Verb
move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
Verb
put into the water; "float a ship"
Verb
make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
Verb
allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
Verb
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
Synonyms
air bladder
be adrift
blow
drift
ice-cream float
ice-cream soda
plasterer''s float
swim
swim bladder
More General Terms
artefact
artifact
change over
convert
display
drink
essay
examine
go
hand tool
interval
launch
locomote
move
presentation
prove
sac
smooth
smoothen
stock
test
time interval
transport
travel
try
try out
value