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float

noun
  1. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
    air bladder
  2. something that floats on the surface of water
  3. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
    plasterer's float
  4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
  5. a drink with ice cream floating in it
    ice-cream sodaice-cream float
  6. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
  7. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
verb
  1. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
    “float data”
  2. allow (currencies) to fluctuate
    “The government floated the ruble for a few months”
  3. make the surface of level or smooth
    “float the plaster”
  4. put into the water
    “float a ship”
  5. move lightly, as if suspended
    “The dancer floated across the stage”
  6. set afloat
    “The sawyers floated the logs down the river to the mill.”
  7. be in motion due to some air or water current
    blow
  8. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    swim
  9. circulate or discuss tentatively