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floats

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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."

nautical device

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

Examples :

"The lumber company sent several floats of freshly cut logs down the river to the sawmill. "

nautical material environment

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Examples :

"The construction workers used floats to smooth the wet concrete. "

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

Examples :

"The plasterer used floats of different sizes to smooth the wet cement on the wall. "

utensil machine technical

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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."

material utensil building architecture

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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."

festival vehicle entertainment

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

Examples :

"The milkman drives his float through our neighborhood early every morning, delivering fresh milk to everyone's doorstep. "

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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."

business finance economy asset

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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 two new floats this year, giving more people the chance to invest. "

business finance economy

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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."

finance business economy

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Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.

Examples :

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

finance insurance business

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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."

computing number technical

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

Examples :

"My little brother loves ordering root beer floats whenever we go to the ice cream shop. "

food drink entertainment

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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 :

"Each cashier's till starts the day with $100 in floats to make change for customers. "

business finance commerce

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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 :

"He makes risky floats hoping his opponents will fold to his aggression later. "

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

Examples :

"After I cut the project off the loom, I had to carefully trim the floats hanging from the back. "

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

Examples :

"The floats loaded with new sedans were headed to dealerships across the state. "

vehicle industry machine

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A lowboy trailer

Examples :

"The construction crew used floats to move the oversized excavator to the work site. "

vehicle machine

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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 connected the floats to the forge, ensuring a constant flow of water to cool the newly shaped horseshoe. "

technical machine device utility industry work

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The act of flowing; flux; flow.

Examples :

"The factory handles large floats of liquid metal each day. "

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

Examples :

"The farmer estimated that he needed three floats of soil to level the new garden plot. "

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A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.

Examples :

"The marble worker carefully smoothed the countertop using a floats, leaving a glossy finish. "

material utensil building architecture work

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Examples :

"The miner pushed the heavy floats out of the dark tunnel, each filled with freshly mined coal. "

vehicle industry

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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 floats, trying to balance on one hand for longer. "

dance sport entertainment body action

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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 designer used floats extensively to arrange the images and text side-by-side, creating a more visually appealing layout." "

style technology computing internet

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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."

physics science nature

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

Examples :

"to float a boat"

physics science

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To be capable of floating.

Examples :

"Oil floats on vinegar."

physics nautical science

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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."

direction physics nautical sailing

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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."

physics nature action

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Examples :

"Rumors about the company's merger floats around the office. "

physics nautical

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(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.

Examples :

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

business plan possibility

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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."

business communication plan politics government

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To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.

Examples :

"The font size in the document floats automatically; as I decrease the margin width, the font size adjusts to ensure the text still fits on the page. "

technology technical computing electronics machine system

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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."

economy finance business

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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."

economy finance

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To extend a short-term loan to.

Examples :

"Could you float me $50 until payday?"

finance business

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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."

business finance economy

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

Examples :

"The plasterer floats the wall to make it smooth before painting. "

building material architecture utensil

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

Examples :

"The farrier floats the horse's teeth to remove sharp edges. "

technical work utensil

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To transport by float (vehicular trailer).

Examples :

"The construction company floats the heavy equipment to the new job site on a lowboy trailer. "

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To perform a float.

Examples :

"The programmer floats the new design idea to the team during the meeting to get their initial reactions. "

physics nautical sailing

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

Examples :

"The CSS code floats the image to the right side of the text. "

computing internet technology