Définitions
1.VerbTo be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object)."Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.; The boat floated on the water.; The oil floated on the vinegar."
2.VerbTo be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface."The boat floated on the water.; The oil floated on the vinegar."
3.VerbTo cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density."to float a boat"
4.VerbTo be capable of floating."That boat doesn't float.; Oil floats on vinegar."
5.VerbTo move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating."I’d love to just float downstream."
6.VerbTo drift or wander aimlessly."I’m not sure where they went... they're floating around here somewhere.; Images from my childhood floated through my mind."
7.VerbTo drift gently through the air."The balloon floated off into the distance."
8.VerbTo cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
9.VerbTo move in a fluid manner."The dancer floated gracefully around the stage."
10.VerbTo circulate."There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant."
11.VerbTo remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
12.VerbOf an idea or scheme, to be viable."That's a daft idea... it'll never float."
13.VerbTo propose (an idea) for consideration."I floated the idea of free ice cream on Fridays, but no one was interested."
14.VerbTo automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
15.VerbTo not be tied to a reference.
(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat."The yen floats against the dollar.; The government floated the pound in January.; Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency."
16.Verb(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat."The yen floats against the dollar."
17.VerbTo allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets."The government floated the pound in January.; Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency."
18.VerbTo be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
19.VerbTo extend a short-term loan to."Could you float me $50 until payday?"
20.VerbTo issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
21.VerbTo spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
22.VerbTo use a float (rasp-like tool) upon."It is time to float this horse's teeth."
23.VerbTo transport by float (vehicular trailer).
24.VerbTo perform a float.
25.VerbTo cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
26.VerbTo prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only"You can't just close the drawer, log in to the till and start serving customers, telling them you're only taking card payments and that they should gonto another till if they're paying in cash. The till needs to be floated first, so ask the manager on the headset if you can use it and she'll float it and let you know when you can start serving."
27.NounA buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid."Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook."
28.NounA mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
29.NounA float board.
30.NounA tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
31.NounA sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster."When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float."
32.NounAn elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant."That float covered in roses is very pretty."
33.NounA floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
34.NounA small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
35.NounFunds committed to be paid but not yet paid."Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit."
36.NounAn 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.
37.NounThe total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account."No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished."
38.NounPremiums taken in but not yet paid out."We make a lot of interest from our nightly float."
39.NounA floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double."That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float."
40.NounA soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it."I don't consider anything other than root-beer with vanilla ice cream to be a "real" float."
41.NounA small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
42.NounA maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
43.NounA weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
44.NounA loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
45.NounA decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
46.NounA car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
47.NounA lowboy trailer.
48.NounThe act of flowing; flux; flow.
49.NounA polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
50.NounA coal cart.
51.NounA breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
52.NounA visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
53.NounThe gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
54.NounAny object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.