float

• n.
  • the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
  • the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
  • a drink with ice cream floating in it

    同义词： ice-cream soda ice-cream float

  • an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
  • a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

    同义词： plasterer's float

  • something that remains on the surface of a liquid
• v.
  • be in motion due to some air or water current

    同义词： drift be adrift blow

  • be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

    同义词： swim

  • set afloat

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

  • circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

    "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

  • move lightly, as if suspended

    "The dancer floated across the stage"

  • put into the water

    "float a ship"

  • make the surface of level or smooth

    "float the plaster"

  • allow (currencies) to fluctuate

    "The government floated the ruble for a few months"

  • convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

    "float data"

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