float
float
floƊt
flowt
/flˈə‍ʊt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "float"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻž, āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be in motion on a body of water or current of air at a slow pace
Intransitive
to float definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The colorful leaves detached from the trees and began to float gently down the river.
āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϏāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻž, āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āϠ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to remain on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking to the bottom
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite its weight, the boat 's design allowed it to float on the water.
āĻāϰ āĻ“āϜāύ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϰ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϏāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to release or place something on a liquid surface, allowing it to move freely
Transitive: to float sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children eagerly gathered at the pond to float their handmade paper boats.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻĒ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āĻœā§‡āϰ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to allow a currency to vary in value based on market forces, without direct government intervention
Transitive: to float a currency
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The finance minister explained that the decision to float the currency was aimed at fostering a more competitive export market.
āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϰāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to smooth or level a surface, such as plaster or cement, using a tool called a float
Transitive: to float a surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To create a polished look, the artisan decided to float the cement countertop.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ—āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāϟāĻĒ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move in a relaxed, unhurried, or carefree manner
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the idyllic meadow, butterflies would float from flower to flower.
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϏāϤāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to be passed around or circulated, often in the context of rumors, ideas, or information
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The intriguing concept of the new product design started to float among the team members.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻžāϰ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to bring suggestions, plans, or ideas forward for further consideration
Transitive: to float an idea or suggestion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before finalizing the budget, the financial analyst chose to float a proposal for cost-cutting measures.
āĻŦāĻžāĻœā§‡āϟ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāĻ• āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

a hand tool with a flat or slightly textured face used for smoothing or finishing plaster, cement, or stucco surfaces

float definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After plastering, the surface was finished with a float.
02

an internal gas-filled organ in many fishes that helps maintain and control buoyancy

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Young fish develop a functional float as they mature.
03

any object that rests or moves on the surface of water

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The festival featured colorful floats on the river.
04

a beverage, usually soft drink or soda, containing ice cream floating in it

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ice cream float melted quickly in the sun.
05

the number of shares of a company's stock that are issued and available for trading by the public

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Only part of the shares are in the float.
06

the time interval between depositing a check in a bank and the actual payment of funds

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Banks use float to manage cash flow.

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