Definitions For Float

noun

• An air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
• Something that floats on the surface of water
• A hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
• An elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
• A drink with ice cream floating in it
• The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
• The time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
• To rest on top of a liquid
• To be carried along by moving water or air
• To cause (something) to rest on top of a liquid : to cause (something) to float

verb

• Convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
• Allow (currencies) to fluctuate
• Make the surface of level or smooth
• Put into the water
• Move lightly, as if suspended
• Set afloat
• Be in motion due to some air or water current
• Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
• Circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with