1. float - noun
· the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
Hypernym(s): time_interval, interval
2. float - noun
· the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
Hypernym(s): stock
3. float - noun
· a drink with ice cream floating in it
Synonym(s): ice-cream_soda, ice-cream_float
Hypernym(s): drink
4. float - noun
· an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
Hypernym(s): display, presentation
5. float - noun
· a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
Synonym(s): plasterer%27s_float
Hypernym(s): hand_tool
6. float - noun
· something that floats on the surface of water
Hypernym(s): artifact, artefact
7. float - noun
· an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
Synonym(s): air_bladder, swim_bladder
Hypernym(s): sac
8. float - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): drift, be_adrift, blow
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
9. float - verb
· be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Synonym(s): swim
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
Antonym(s): sink
10. float - verb
· set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
Hypernym(s): transport
11. float - verb
· circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
Hypernym(s): test, prove, try, try_out, examine, essay
12. float - verb
· move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
13. float - verb
· put into the water; "float a ship"
Hypernym(s): launch
14. float - verb
· make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
15. float - verb
· allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
Hypernym(s): value
16. float - verb
· convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
Hypernym(s): convert, change_over
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