How to pronounce "float"

• "float" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "float"

Noun

the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

Synonyms:

• float

Noun

the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

Synonyms:

• float

Noun

a drink with ice cream floating in it

Synonyms:

• ice-cream soda
• ice-cream float
• float

Noun

an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

Synonyms:

• float

Noun

a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

Synonyms:

• float
• plasterer's float

Noun

something that floats on the surface of water

Synonyms:

• float

Noun

an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

Synonyms:

• air bladder
• swim bladder
• float

Verb

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"

Synonyms:

• float
• drift
• be adrift
• blow

Verb

be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

Synonyms:

• float
• swim

Verb

set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"

Synonyms:

• float

Verb

circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

Synonyms:

• float

Verb

move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"

Synonyms:

• float

Verb

put into the water; "float a ship"

Synonyms:

• float

Verb

make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"

Synonyms:

• float

Verb

allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"

Synonyms:

• float

Verb

convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"

Synonyms:

• float