float
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~ circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
float
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~ be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
float
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~ put into the water; "float a ship"
float
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~ allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
float
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~ set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
float
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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"
float
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~ make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
float
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~ move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
float
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~ convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
float
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~ a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
float
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~ a drink with ice cream floating in it
float
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~ an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
float
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~ the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
float
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~ something that floats on the surface of water
float
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~ an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
float
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~ the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
floatation
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~ the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
floatation
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~ financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
floater
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~ an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location