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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(121) He wanted to roll on to his back and float, no further effort.
(122) Here and there, dead rats and other corpses float on the scum.
(123) We float down the river on a piercing blue desert morning.
(124) Gina has taken part in the carnival before, having been on the Ropley brownies float in the parade.
(125) Product champions are almost essential and the role of Alastair Pilkington in the float process is often cited in this respect.
(126) Similar innovations are expected with the GPA float and the Wellcome Trust offering.
(127) This is often enough to stabilise a big float rig.
(128) These species float near the surface of the water on their feathery extended tentacles and hunt jellyfish.
(129) Relaxing music is played at the beginning of the float and again at the end to indicate your time is up.
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(130) In this sense, the use of float is automatically optimized on a continuous basis.
(131) Inside a spacecraft in orbit round the Earth an astronaut could float weightless, hardly in contact with the floor.
(132) Having lightened its load, crews hoped to float the barge out to sea Tuesday.
(133) She felt as if she could float up into the starry night.
(134) Many plastics float in water, others sink only slowly when submerged.
(135) Sometimes they will murder your bait or play football with the base of your float(sentencedict.com), but persevere nevertheless.
(136) The moon was high overhead - a bright, full moon that seemed to float in the dark mirror of the water.
(137) Once the system of fixed exchange rates had been abandoned there was no alternative but for currencies to float.
(138) And the Chapter 7 bankruptcy reorganization will float aloft on clouds of harmonious enthusiasm.
(139) The lovers float through balletic lifts and dips, mimicked by other couples in the background.
(140) But it's not so brilliant for any shareholders who sold at the float price.
(141) In the float it raised ￡50m cash, so is in a strong position to make its move.
(142) He stared mournfully at the bright strip which appeared to float in the cold air over the small table.
(143) In 1973, the industrialized world just got a little more honest and allowed rates to float.
(144) Hardy sprinkles little gold flakes that simultaneously float atop this buzz-maker and match the spectacular, cavernous Art Deco ambiance.
(145) The group announced tentative plans to obtain a Stock Exchange listing and float some of its shares.
(146) He would float these across the kitchen to her while implacably she checked the meat roasting in the oven for lunch.
(147) Unless the sea is very shallow the plants must float.
(148) Creatures that float near the surface of the seas are called plankton.
(149) They might make their own bridge over a very small stream or ditch and find out what will float underneath.
(150) And they collected so much they had to use a milk float to deliver the load.