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Float

Noun1.float - the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
2.float - the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
stock - the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
3.float - a drink with ice cream floating in it
drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
root beer float - an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer
4.float - an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
display, presentation - a visual representation of something
5.float - a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
6.float - something that remains on the surface of a liquid
artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
bobber, bobfloat, cork, bob - a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
chip - a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
flotation device, life preserver, preserver - rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
pontoon - a float supporting a seaplane
raft - a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
Verb1.float - 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"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
waft - be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"
tide - be carried with the tide
drift - cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
stream - to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
2.float - be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
buoy - float on the surface of water
go under, go down, sink, settle - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
3.float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
float - put into the water; "float a ship"
tide - cause to float with the tide
drift - cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
refloat - set afloat again; "refloat a grounded boat"
float, swim - be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
4.float - circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
test, try out, try, essay, examine, prove - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
5.float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
be adrift, drift, float, blow - 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 - be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
ride - be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"
6.float - put into the water; "float a ship"
launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
7.float - make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
masonry - the craft of a mason
smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
8.float - allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
value - fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"
9.float - convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
change over, convert - change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"

 

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