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float (verb)
Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
The boat floated on the water.
The oil floated on the vinegar.

float (verb)
To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
To float a boat.

float (verb)
To be capable of floating.
That boat doesn’t float.
Oil floats on vinegar.

float (verb)
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
I’d love to just float downstream.

float (verb)
To drift or wander aimlessly.
I’m not sure where they went... they’re floating around here somewhere.
Images from my childhood floated through my mind.

float (verb)
To drift gently through the air.
The balloon floated off into the distance.

float (verb)
To move in a fluid manner.
The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.

float (verb)
(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
That’s a daft idea... it’ll never float.

float (verb)
To propose (an idea) for consideration.
I floated the idea of free ice-cream on Fridays, but no one was interested.

float (verb)
To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.

float (verb)
To extend a short-term loan to.
Could you float me $50 until payday?

float (verb)
To use a float (tool).
It is time to float this horse's teeth.

float (noun)
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.

float (noun)
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.

float (noun)
A float board.

float (noun)
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.

float (noun)
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.

float (noun)
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
That float covered in roses is very pretty.

float (noun)
A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.

float (noun)
A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.

float (noun)
A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.

float (noun)
A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.

float (noun)
A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.

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January 24, 2019

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