float

Definitions of float in various dictionaries:

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

verb - be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

verb - set afloat

verb - circulate or discuss tentatively

verb - move lightly, as if suspended

verb - put into the water

verb - make the surface of level or smooth

verb - allow (currencies) to fluctuate

verb - convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

To remain suspended within or on the surface of a fluid without sinking.

To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid.

To move from place to place, especially at random.

To move easily or lightly: “Miss Golightly... floated round in their arms light as a scarf” (Truman Capote).

To find a level in relationship to other currencies solely in response to the law of supply and demand: allowed the dollar to float.

To cause to remain suspended without sinking or falling.

To put into the water; launch: float a ship; float a navy.

To start or establish (a business enterprise, for example).

To flood (land), as for irrigation.

To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to find freely its real level in relationship to other currencies.

To release (a security) for sale.

To arrange for (a loan).

To make the surface of (plaster, for example) level or smooth.

To convert (data) from fixed-point notation to floating-point notation.

A raft.

A buoy.

A life preserver.

A buoyant object, such as a cork, used to hold a net or fishing line afloat.

A landing platform attached to a wharf and floating on the water.

A floating ball attached to a lever to regulate the water level in a tank.

An air-filled sac or structure that aids in the flotation of an aquatic organism.

A decorated exhibit or scene mounted on a mobile platform and pulled or driven in a parade.

A sum of money representing checks that are outstanding.

A tool for smoothing the surface of plaster or cement.

A soft drink with ice cream floating in it.

verb - to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid