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Detailed Synonyms for float in English

float:

to float verb (floats, floated, floating)

  1. to float
    to float; to hover
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
    • hover verb (hovers, hovered, hovering)
  2. to float
    to bob; to float
    • bob verb (bobs, bobbed, bobbing)
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
  3. to float
    – convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation 1
    to float
    – convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
      • float data1
  4. to float
    – allow (currencies) to fluctuate 1
    to float
    – allow (currencies) to fluctuate 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
      • The government floated the ruble for a few months1
  5. to float
    – make the surface of level or smooth 1
    to float
    – make the surface of level or smooth 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
      • float the plaster1
  6. to float
    – put into the water 1
    to float
    – put into the water 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
      • float a ship1
  7. to float
    – move lightly, as if suspended 1
    to float
    – move lightly, as if suspended 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
      • The dancer floated across the stage1
  8. to float
    – set afloat 1
    to float
    – set afloat 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
      • He floated the logs down the river1
      • The boy floated his toy boat on the pond1
  9. to float
    – be in motion due to some air or water current 1
    to blow; to float; to drift; be adrift
    – be in motion due to some air or water current 1
    • blow verb (blows, blew, blowing)
      • The leaves were blowing in the wind1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
    • drift verb (drifts, drifted, drifting)
      • the boat drifted on the lake1
      • The sailboat was adrift on the open sea1
      • the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore1
    • be adrift verb
  10. to float
    – be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom 1
    to float; to swim
    – be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
    • swim verb (swims, swam, swimming)
  11. to float
    – circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with 1
    to float
    – circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with 1
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)
      • The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform1
  12. to float
    – To manipulate an interface element, such as a panel or a toolbar, in order to make it a window separate from the application window. 2
    to float
    – To manipulate an interface element, such as a panel or a toolbar, in order to make it a window separate from the application window. 2
    • float verb (floats, floated, floating)

Conjugations for float:

present
  1. float
  2. float
  3. floats
  4. float
  5. float
  6. float
simple past
  1. floated
  2. floated
  3. floated
  4. floated
  5. floated
  6. floated
present perfect
  1. have floated
  2. have floated
  3. has floated
  4. have floated
  5. have floated
  6. have floated
past continuous
  1. was floating
  2. were floating
  3. was floating
  4. were floating
  5. were floating
  6. were floating
future
  1. shall float
  2. will float
  3. will float
  4. shall float
  5. will float
  6. will float
continuous present
  1. am floating
  2. are floating
  3. is floating
  4. are floating
  5. are floating
  6. are floating
subjunctive
  1. be floated
  2. be floated
  3. be floated
  4. be floated
  5. be floated
  6. be floated
diverse
  1. float!
  2. let's float!
  3. floated
  4. floating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

float [the ~] noun

  1. the float
    the float
  2. the float
    – an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy 1
    the float; the air bladder; the swim bladder
    – an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy 1
  3. the float
    – something that floats on the surface of water 1
    the float
    – something that floats on the surface of water 1
  4. the float
    – a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco 1
    the float; the plasterer's float
    – a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco 1
  5. the float
    – an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade 1
    the float
    – an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade 1
  6. the float
    – a drink with ice cream floating in it 1
    the float; the ice-cream float; the ice-cream soda
    – a drink with ice cream floating in it 1
  7. the float
    – the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public 1
    the float
    – the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public 1
  8. the float
    – the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment 1
    the float
    – the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment 1
  9. the float
    – A data type that holds floating-point number data from -1.79E + 308 through 1.79E + 308. float, double precision, and float(n) are SQL Server float data types. 2
    the float
    – A data type that holds floating-point number data from -1.79E + 308 through 1.79E + 308. float, double precision, and float(n) are SQL Server float data types. 2

float

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Related Definitions for "float":

  1. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy1
  2. something that floats on the surface of water1
  3. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco1
  4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade1
  5. a drink with ice cream floating in it1
  6. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public1
  7. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment1
  8. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation1
    • float data1
  9. allow (currencies) to fluctuate1
    • The government floated the ruble for a few months1
  10. make the surface of level or smooth1
    • float the plaster1
  11. put into the water1
    • float a ship1
  12. move lightly, as if suspended1
    • The dancer floated across the stage1
  13. set afloat1
    • He floated the logs down the river1
    • The boy floated his toy boat on the pond1
  14. be in motion due to some air or water current1
  15. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom1
  16. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with1
    • The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform1
  17. A data type that holds floating-point number data from -1.79E + 308 through 1.79E + 308. float, double precision, and float(n) are SQL Server float data types.2
  18. To manipulate an interface element, such as a panel or a toolbar, in order to make it a window separate from the application window.2

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