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Definitions of float
  1. noun
    an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
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    sac
  2. verb
    be in motion due to some air or water current

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

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

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  5. noun
    a drink with ice cream floating in it
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  6. verb
    allow (currencies) to fluctuate
    "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
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  7. noun
    an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
  8. verb
    circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
    "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
  9. verb
    convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
    "float data"
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  10. verb
    make the surface of level or smooth
    "float the plaster"
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  11. verb
    move lightly, as if suspended
    "The dancer floated across the stage"
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  12. verb
    put into the water
    "float a ship"
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  13. verb
    set afloat
    "He floated the logs down the river" "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
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  14. noun
    something that floats on the surface of water
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  15. noun
    the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
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  16. noun
    the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
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