To be held up or supported by a liquid (due to the liquid being of greater density than the object) so that some or all of it is above the liquid's surface.
A buoyant, usually rectangular device used by children to help them to float or swim.
A set of different coins and notes (borrowed from the bank) to use as change at a stall or shop.
To move or run smoothly and continously as a fluid.
something that remains on the surface of a liquid
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
be in motion due to some air current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"
be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
a drink with ice cream floating in it
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
put into the water; "float a ship"
move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
be in motion due to some air or water current; "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"
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
something that floats on the surface of water
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
allow (currencies) to fluctuate
make the surface of level or smooth
put into the water
move lightly, as if suspended
set afloat
be in motion due to some air or water current
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
