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   float

   /fləʊt/

   verb

   • 1. rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking: "she relaxed, floating gently in the water" Similar stay afloatstay on the surfacebe buoyantbe buoyed upOpposite sink
   • ▪ cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid: "trees were felled and floated downstream"
   • ▪ be suspended freely in a liquid or gas: "fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint"
   • 2. move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift: "clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky" Similar hoverlevitatebe suspendedhangdefy gravitydriftglidesailslipslidewaftflowstreammovetravelbe carriedOpposite rush
   • ▪ (of a rumour, idea, etc.) circulate: "the notion was floating around Capitol Hill"
   • ▪ move in a casual or leisurely way: "Araminta floated down the stairs"
   • ▪ (in sport) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air: "he floated the kick into the net"
   • 3. put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions. Similar suggestput forwardcome up withsubmitraisemootproposeadvanceofferprofferpositpresenttabletest the popularity oftableinformal:run something up the flagpole (to see who salutes)Opposite withdraw
   • ▪ offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time. Similar launchget goingget off the groundoffersellintroduceestablishset upinstitutepromoteOpposite wind upbuy back
   • 4. (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets: "a policy of letting the pound float"
   • ▪ allow (a currency) to float.

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is buoyant in water.
   • ▪ a small object attached to a fishing line to indicate by moving when a fish bites.
   • ▪ a cork or buoy supporting the edge of a fishing net.
   • ▪ a light object held for support by a person learning to swim.
   • ▪ a hollow or inflated organ enabling an organism (such as the Portuguese man-of-war) to float in the water.
   • ▪ a hollow structure fixed underneath an aircraft enabling it to take off and land on water.
   • ▪ a floating device on the surface of a liquid which forms part of a valve apparatus controlling flow in and out of the enclosing container, e.g. in a water cistern or a carburettor.
   • 2. a small vehicle or cart, especially one powered by electricity. British
   • ▪ a platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a procession: "a carnival float"
   • 3. a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of trading in a shop or stall etc., or for minor expenditures. British
   • 4. a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster.
   • 5. a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it: North American "ice-cream floats"
   • 6. (in critical path analysis) the period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process.

   Word Origin Old Englishflotian (verb), of Germanic origin and related to fleet4, reinforced in Middle English by Old French floter, also from Germanic.

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   What does float mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FLOAT definition: 1. to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink: 2. to (cause to) move easily through, or along…. Learn more.

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   What is a float in zoology?

   • Angling. a piece of cork or other material for supporting a baited line in the water and indicating by its movements when a fish bites. Zoology. an inflated organ that supports an animal in the water. Each class prepared a float for the football pageant. a root-beer float.

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   What is a float used for?

   • A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float in water. First, the children learn to swim using floats. on water If something floats in a liquid, it stays on top of it. The boat floated on the water. in the air If something floats in the air, it moves slowly through it. A balloon floated over our heads.

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   FLOAT definition: 1. to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink: 2. to (cause to) move easily through, or along…. Learn more.

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   Float definition: to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant. See examples of FLOAT used in a sentence.

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   A float is a floating part of a fluid system, such as a carburetor or a fuel level gauge. Mechanics have replaced the pin and float in the carburetor. The float is at its highest when the fuel tank is full. As the float moves up or down, the contact position changes, varying the signal that the fuel gauge receives.

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   a. To put into the water; launch: float a ship; float a navy. b. To start or establish (a business enterprise, for example). 3. To flood (land), as for irrigation. 4. Economics To allow (the exchange value of a currency, for example) to rise or fall freely in response to the market: Inflation forced the government to float the currency. 5.

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   Float is what you do when you're lying on the water. Hopefully you know how to swim, so you can float suspended on the surface of the water, rather than sinking straight to the bottom. We typically think of the verb float as something you do on the surface of an ocean or pool, but it's possible to float in mid-air too.

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    FLOAT definition: 1. to stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking, or to make something do this: 2. to stay…. Learn more.