Synonym: hold up, raft, sustain. Similar words: boat, loan, goat, load, throat, a load of, flour, flow. Meaning: [fləʊt] 
n. 1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment 2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public 3. a drink with ice cream floating in it 4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade 5. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco 6. something that remains on the surface of a liquid. v. 1. be in motion due to some air or water current 2. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink 3. set afloat 4. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with 5. move lightly, as if suspended 6. put into the water 7. make the surface of level or smooth 8. allow (currencies) to fluctuate 9. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation.
n. 1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment 2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public 3. a drink with ice cream floating in it 4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade 5. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco 6. something that remains on the surface of a liquid. v. 1. be in motion due to some air or water current 2. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink 3. set afloat 4. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with 5. move lightly, as if suspended 6. put into the water 7. make the surface of level or smooth 8. allow (currencies) to fluctuate 9. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation. 
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(91) The amount provided in the original cash float is deducted and placed in a separate banker's bag.
(92) Neither Susan nor I are members of the in crowd, though I float on its fringes.
(93) For ten minutes I never saw my float as the fish cruised up and down.
(94) Jackie seemed to float upwards and Sam stubbed his toe.
(95) It's a case of pushing the float up until it holds and doesn't drag under.
(96) Until the float of sterling in 1972 there were no strong restrictions on investment within the sterling area.
(97) In the summer dusk the pale hatched moths float out over the riverside.
(98) Ten Network is widely expected to float this year. Less stringent foreign ownership limits would increase the float options available.
(99) Does it just float down the river to catch the next passing fox?
(99) Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
(100) One of those miracles of the world, one of those surprises: that a man may float upon the sea.
(101) Here, the float arm closes a horizontal piston, fitted with a washer against the valve seating.
(102) He held on to the sides of the tub and let his legs float gently to the surface.
(103) In Holywell, Clwyd, a rotarian dressed as Santa suffered a gashed mouth after hooligans attacked his float with stones.
(104) The antibodies will then float around our bloodstream in readiness for years, just waiting for the real disease to come along.
(105) The various lessons involve showing large and colourful letters on the screen, sometimes the float and bounce around.
(106) Presumably, he wished the carboys to float; but he had neglected the extra weight of the stoppers!
(107) Mr Straw planned to float the proposals this week in a speech in Lisbon on the eve of the EU summit.
(108) Philip Jackson won the second round of the club's float only league at Bond's Bridge.
(109) She heard his soft and sensuous chuckle float on the moonbeams behind her.
(110) Mr Driscoll hopes to float the company on the Stock Exchange in December.
(111) A piece of the boat or an oar or a white tennis shoe: Did tennis shoes float?
(112) To eschew detail is to float in the clouds above the wood.
(113) And when the lights dimmed, faux snow began to float down from the ceiling and on to the sweet-smelling soil.
(114) You float the cream and purify that and you have your latex.
(115) It may then float, and needs to be attached to a rock with silicone sealant.
(116) We gon' float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. AH! Rumble, young man rumble! AH! Muhammad Ali 
(117) Tie up the valve, unscrew the float, and buy a matching replacement.
(118) At any job symbol both the free float and the total slack, as defined in Figure 6.7, can be calculated.
(119) A hit with stick float anglers but could be won on the pole or waggler.
(120) At one-fifteen the float plane splashed down, settled on to its pontoons, and turned in toward the docks.