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Noun float has 6 senses

float - the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
--₁ is a kind of time interval, interval
float - the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
--₂ is a kind of stock
ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, float - a drink with ice cream floating in it
--₃ is a kind of drink
--₃ has particulars: root beer float
float - an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
--₄ is a kind of display, presentation
float, plasterer's float - a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
--₅ is a kind of hand tool
float - something that remains on the surface of a liquid
--₆ is a kind of artifact, artefact
--₆ has particulars:
bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat; chip; life preserver, preserver, flotation device; pontoon; raft

Derived forms: verb float₆, verb float₃, verb float₂

Verb float has 9 senses

float, drift, be adrift, blow - 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"
--₁ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
float, swim - be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
--₂ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Antonyms: sink, settle, go down, go under

Derived forms: noun floating₁, noun floater₆, noun floater₇, noun float₆, noun floatation₁, noun flotation₁
Sample sentence:
These cars won't float
float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
--₃ is one way to transport

Derived forms: noun float₆, noun floatation₁, noun flotation₁
Sample sentence:
The girls float the wooden sticks
float - circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
--₄ is one way to test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
--₅ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
float - put into the water; "float a ship"
--₆ is one way to launch

Derived forms: noun float₆, noun floatation₁, noun flotation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
float - make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
--₇ is one way to smooth, smoothen
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
float - allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
--₈ is one way to value
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
float - convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
--₉ is one way to convert, change over
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something