FLOAT
\flˈə͡ʊt], \flˈəʊt], \f_l_ˈəʊ_t]\
Definitions of FLOAT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
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something that remains on the surface of a liquid
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a drink with ice cream floating in it
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the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
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the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
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convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
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allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
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put into the water; "float a ship"
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move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
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set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
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a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
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make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
By Princeton University
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be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
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something that remains on the surface of a liquid
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a drink with ice cream floating in it
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the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
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the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
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convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
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allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
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put into the water; "float a ship"
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move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
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set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something.
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A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
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The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet, which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.
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The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait line, and indicate the bite of a fish.
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Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver.
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A float board. See Float board (below).
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A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die.
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The act of flowing; flux; flow.
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A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
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The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.
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A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
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A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.
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A coal cart.
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The sea; a wave. See Flote, n.
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To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up.
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To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air.
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To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor.
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To flood; to overflow; to cover with water.
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To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet.
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To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation.
By Oddity Software
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Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something.
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A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
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The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet, which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.
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The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait line, and indicate the bite of a fish.
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Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver.
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A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die.
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The act of flowing; flux; flow.
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A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
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The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.
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A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
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A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.
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A coal cart.
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The sea; a wave. See Flote, n.
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To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up.
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To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air.
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To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor.
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To flood; to overflow; to cover with water.
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To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet.
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To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation.
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A float board. See board (below).
By Noah Webster.
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To cause to rest or be moved on the surface of a liquid; convey without effort or will; to start, as a business, by providing the money needed.
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To be buoyed or held up on the surface of a liquid or gaseous fluid; move lightly or glide without apparent effort; drift about.
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Anything that rests on the surface of a liquid or buoys up something; a raft; the cork or quill used in angling.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To rest on the surface of a fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up; to glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid; to move as if supported by a fluid; to move gently and easily through the air.
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To cause to float; to cause to rest or be conveyed on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor; the men are employed in floating timber down the river; to flood; to inundate; to overflow; to cover with water; in plastering, to pass over and level the surface of, as plaster, with a float, frequently dipped in water; to bring prominently before public notice; to raise funds, as by the sale of shares, for carrying on an undertaking; to set a going; as, to float a scheme, a mining or railway company, etc.
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That which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid; as (a) a body or collection of timber, boards, or planks, fastened together and conveyed down a stream; a raft; a buoy; (b) the cork or quill used on an angling line, to support it and indicate the bite of a fish; (c) the small piece of ivory on the surface of the mercury in the basin of a barometer; (d) the hollow metallic sphere of a self acting faucet which floats in the boiler of a steam-engine, or in a cistern; a quantity of earth, 18 feet square and 1 deep; in plastering, a long rule with a straight edge, by which the work is reduced to a plane surface-an angle float is one made to fit an internal angle; a two-handed float is termed a darby; the float board of a water-wheel; a single-cut file for smoothing.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To keep up on or in a fluid.
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To put in circulation; find a market for.
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To be supported or carried along by a liquid or gas; move lightly and freely.
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An object that floats or buoys up something.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.