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float

/fləʊt/ /floʊt/

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A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

Examples :

"Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook."

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A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.

Examples :

"The family built a float for the annual river festival, using old wooden planks. "

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A float board.

Examples :

"The children used a float board to practice swimming in the pool. "

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A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a small float to smooth the wood surface before painting. "

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A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

Examples :

"When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float."

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An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.

Examples :

"That float covered in roses is very pretty."

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A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.

Examples :

"The milk float delivered milk to the local schools every morning. "

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Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.

Examples :

"Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit."

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(and other Commonwealth countries?) 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.

Examples :

"The company announced a float of its shares to the public, hoping to raise capital for expansion. "

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The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.

Examples :

"No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished."

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Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.

Examples :

"We make a lot of interest from our nightly float."

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A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.

Examples :

"That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float."

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A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.

Examples :

"My sister ordered a chocolate float for dessert. "

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A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.

Examples :

"The cashier put a small float in the till before opening the store. "

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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.

Examples :

"During the poker game, his float worked; he bet small on the flop, hoping to bluff on the turn. "

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One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.

Examples :

"The float is a bit tangled, so I need to untangle it before I can finish the scarf. "

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A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination

Examples :

"The family rented a float to transport their car to the new house. "

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A lowboy trailer

Examples :

"The construction crew used a float to transport the new roof beams to the house. "

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(tempering) A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.

Examples :

"The blacksmith used the float to cool the hot anvil quickly. "

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The act of flowing; flux; flow.

Examples :

"The float of students entering the cafeteria was steady throughout the morning. "

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A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.

Examples :

"The construction crew measured out a float of soil for the new school garden. "

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A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.

Examples :

"The marble sculptor used a smooth float to polish the intricate details of the statue. "

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Examples :

"The miner pushed the float loaded with coal towards the mine entrance. "

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A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.

Examples :

"The breakdancer practiced his float, balancing on one hand. "

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A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.

Examples :

"The website's design used a "float" to display the images of the family vacation alongside the text of the travel journal. "

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Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.

Examples :

"The boat floated on the water."

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To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.

Examples :

"to float a boat"

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To be capable of floating.

Examples :

"Oil floats on vinegar."

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To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating

Examples :

"I’d love to just float downstream."

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To drift or wander aimlessly.

Examples :

"Images from my childhood floated through my mind."

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To drift gently through the air.

Examples :

"The balloon floated off into the distance."

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To move in a fluid manner.

Examples :

"The dancer floated gracefully around the stage."

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Examples :

"The latest news about the school's budget floated around the teachers' lounge for a while before everyone knew the details. "

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(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.

Examples :

"That’s a daft idea... it’ll never float."

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To propose (an idea) for consideration.

Examples :

"I floated the idea of free ice-cream on Fridays, but no one was interested."

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To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.

Examples :

"The program automatically floats the price of the tickets based on demand. "

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(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.

Examples :

"The yen floats against the dollar."

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To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.

Examples :

"Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency."

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To extend a short-term loan to.

Examples :

"Could you float me $50 until payday?"

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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.

Examples :

"2007, Jonathan Reuvid, Floating Your Company: The Essential Guide to Going Public."

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To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a float to spread the thin layer of plaster over the wall. "

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To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.

Examples :

"The carpenter floated the wood with the rasp to smooth the rough edges. "

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To transport by float (vehicular trailer).

Examples :

"The moving truck will float the furniture to the new house. "

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To perform a float.

Examples :

"The students will float the decorated floats in the school parade. "

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To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.

Examples :

"The teacher floated the student's artwork above the other displays. "

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