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Meaning
Verb
●
To be
supported
by a
fluid
of
greater
density
(than the object).
To be
supported
by a
liquid
of
greater
density
,
such that
part (of the
object
or
substance
)
remains
above the surface.
●
To cause
something to
be
suspended
in a
liquid
of
greater
density.
●
To be
capable
of floating.
●
To
move in
a particular
direction
with the
liquid
in
which one
is floating.
●
To
drift
or
wander
aimlessly.
●
To
drift
gently
through the air.
●
To
move in
a
fluid
manner.
●
To circulate.
●
In Aviation:
To
remain
airborne
, without
touching
down, for an
excessive
length
of time during
landing
, due to
excessive
airspeed
during the
landing
flare.
●
(of an
idea
or
scheme
) To be viable.
●
To
propose
(an
idea
) for consideration.
●
To
automatically
adjust
a
parameter
as related
parameter
s change.
●
In Finance:
(of
currencies
) To have an
exchange value
determined
by the
markets
,
as opposed to
by
central
fiat.
●
In Finance:
To
allow
(the
exchange value
of a
currency
) to be
determined
by the markets.
●
To
extend
a
short-term
loan
to.
●
In Finance:
To
issue
or
sell
shares
in a company (or
units
in a
trust
) to
members of the public
,
followed by
listing
on a
stock
exchange.
●
To
spread
plaster
over (a
surface
), using the
tool
called a float.
●
To use a
float
(rasp-like
tool
) upon.
●
To
transport
by
float
(vehicular trailer).
●
In Poker:
To
perform
a float.
●
In Computing, Publishing, Liquids & Units of measure:
To cause (an
element
within a
document
) to
float
above or beside others.
Noun
●
A
buoyant
device
used to support something in water or another liquid.
●
A
mass
of
timber
or
boards
fastened
together, and
conveyed
down a
stream
by the current; a raft.
●
A
float
board.
●
A
tool
similar
to a
rasp
, used in various trades.
●
A
sort of
trowel
used for
finishing
concrete
surfaces
or
smoothing
plaster.
●
An
elaborately
decorated
trailer
or
vehicle
,
intended
for
display
in a
parade
or pageant.
●
In Dances:
A
floating
toy
made of
foam
, used in
swimming
pools.
●
In British English:
A small
vehicle
used for local
deliveries
, especially in the
term
milk
float.
●
In Finance:
Funds
committed
to be
paid
but
not yet
paid
.
●
In Australian English & Finance:
An
offering
of
shares
in a company (or
units
in a
trust
) to
members of the public
,
normally
followed by
a
listing
on a
stock
exchange.
●
In Banking:
The total amount of checks/cheques or other
drafts
written
against a
bank account
but
not yet
cleared
and
charged
against the
account
.
●
In Insurance:
Premiums
taken in
but
not yet
paid
out.
●
In Programming & Dances:
A
floating-point number
, especially one that has lower
precision
than a double.
●
A
soft
beverage
with a
scoop
of
ice-cream
floating
in it.
●
A small
sum
of money
put in
a cashier's till, or otherwise
secured
, at the
start
of business, to
enable
change to be made.
●
In Poker:
A
maneuver
where a
player
calls
on the
flop
or
turn
with a
weak
hand
, with the
intention
of
bluffing
after a
subsequent
community
card.
●
In Knitting:
One of the
loose ends
of
yarn on
an
unfinished
work.
●
In Automotive:
A
car carrier
or
car transporter
truck
or
truck
-and-trailer combination.
●
In Transport:
A
lowboy
trailer.
●
The
act
of
flowing
;
flux
; flow.
●
A
polishing
block
used in
marble
working; a runner.
●
In British English:
A
coal
cart.
●
A
breakdancing
move in
which the body is
held
parallel
to the
floor
while
balancing
on one or both hands.
●
In Computing:
A
visual
style
on a
web page
that
causes
the
styled
elements
to
float
above or beside others.
●
In Biology:
The gas-filled
sac
,
bag
, or body of a
siphonophore
; a pneumatophore.
●
In Publishing:
Any
object
(element) whose
location
in
composition
(page
makeup
,
pagination
) does not
flow
within
body text
but rather
floats
outside of
it, usually
anchored
loosely
(in
buoy
metaphor
) to
spots
within it (citations,
callouts
): a
figure
(image),
table
,
box
,
pull quote
,
ornament
, or other
floated
element
.
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Wiktionary
Origin
float
English
floten
Middle English (1100-1500)
flotian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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