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1. | [ verb ] be in motion due to some air or water current | |
Synonyms: | drift blow be_adrift | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | travel stream drift tide drift gust | |
2. | [ verb ] be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink | |
Synonyms: | swim | |
Related terms: | sink travel buoy floater flotation floater floating | |
3. | [ verb ] (transportation) set afloat | |
Examples: | "He floated the logs down the river" "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" |
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Related terms: | transport refloat drift tide | |
4. | [ noun ] the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment | |
Related terms: | time_interval | |
5. | [ verb ] allow (currencies) to fluctuate | |
Examples: | "The government floated the ruble for a few months" |
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Related terms: | value | |
6. | [ noun ] (food) a drink with ice cream floating in it | |
Synonyms: | ice-cream_float ice-cream_soda | |
Related terms: | drink root_beer_float | |
7. | [ verb ] circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with | |
Examples: | "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" |
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Related terms: | test | |
8. | [ verb ] convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation | |
Examples: | "float data" |
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Related terms: | convert | |
9. | [ verb ] (nautical) put into the water | |
Examples: | "float a ship" |
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Related terms: | launch flotation | |
10. | [ verb ] move lightly, as if suspended | |
Examples: | "The dancer floated across the stage" |
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Related terms: | travel ride | |
11. | [ noun ] an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade | |
Related terms: | display | |
12. | [ noun ] a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco | |
Synonyms: | plasterer's_float | |
Related terms: | hand_tool | |
13. | [ noun ] (finance,stock exchange,business) the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public | |
Related terms: | stock | |
14. | [ verb ] make the surface of level or smooth | |
Examples: | "float the plaster" |
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Related terms: | smooth masonry | |
15. | [ noun ] something that remains on the surface of a liquid | |
Related terms: | artifact raft chip pontoon life_preserver bob | |
Similar spelling: |
floaty flat Flatt flit flute flout flood Flett Fleta fleet Flythe Fluitt flawed |