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(floʊt)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense floats, present participle floating, past tense, past participle floated
1. verb
If something or someone is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are beingsupported by it. You can also float something on a liquid.
They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water. [VERB + in]
...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks. [VERB preposition/adverb]
They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB noun preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: glide, sail, drift, move gently More Synonyms of float
2. verb
Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink.
Empty things float. [VERB]
Synonyms: be buoyant, stay afloat, be or lie on the surface, rest on water More Synonyms of float
3. countable noun
A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float.
4. countable noun
A float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moveswhen a fish has been caught.
5. verb
Something that floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it.
The white cloud of smoke floated away. [VERB preposition/adverb]
...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air. [VERB preposition/adverb]
6. verb
If a sound or smell floats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there.
[literary]
Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on thelush grass. [VERB preposition/adverb]
The smells of delicious foods floated all around him. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: waft, coast, drift More Synonyms of float
7. verb
If you float somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully.
[literary]
Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm. [VERB preposition/adverb]
8. verb
If you float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about.
The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of theU.N. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: suggest, present, propose, recommend More Synonyms of float
9. verb
If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public.
[business]
He floated his firm on the stock market. [VERB noun + on]
The advisers decided to float 60 per cent of the shares. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: launch, offer, sell, set up More Synonyms of float
10. verb
If a government floats its country's currency or allows it to float, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies.
[business]
...the decision to float their currency. [VERB noun]
59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely. [VERB]
11. countable noun
A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession.
12.  See also milk float
13. singular noun
A float is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they startselling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary.
[British]
Phrasal verbs:
See float around

float in British English

(fləʊt)
verb
1. 
to rest or cause to rest on the surface of a fluid or in a fluid or space withoutsinking; be buoyant or cause to exhibit buoyancy
oil floats on water
to float a ship
2. 
to move or cause to move buoyantly, lightly, or freely across a surface or through air, water, etc; drift
fog floated across the road
3. 
to move about aimlessly, esp in the mind
thoughts floated before him
4. 
to suspend or be suspended without falling; hang
lights floated above them
5. (transitive)
a. 
to launch or establish (a commercial enterprise, etc)
b. 
to offer for sale (stock or bond issues, etc) on the stock market
6. (transitive) finance
to allow (a currency) to fluctuate against other currencies in accordance with market forces
7. (transitive)
to flood, inundate, or irrigate (land), either artificially or naturally
8. (transitive)
to spread, smooth, or level (a surface of plaster, rendering, etc)
noun
9. 
something that floats
10.  angling
an indicator attached to a baited line that sits on the water and moves when a fish bites
11. 
a small hand tool with a rectangular blade used for floating plaster, etc
12. mainly US
any buoyant object, such as a platform or inflated tube, used offshore by swimmers or, when moored alongside a pier, as a dock by vessels
13.  Also called: paddle
a blade of a paddle wheel
14.  British
a buoyant garment or device to aid a person in staying afloat
15. 
a hollow watertight structure fitted to the underside of an aircraft to allow it to land on water
16.  another name for air bladder (sense 2)
17. 
an exhibit carried in a parade, esp a religious parade
18. 
a motor vehicle used to carry a tableau or exhibit in a parade, esp a civic parade
19. 
a small delivery vehicle, esp one powered by batteries
a milk float
20.  Australian and New Zealand
a vehicle for transporting horses
21.  banking, mainly US
the total value of uncollected cheques and other commercial papers
22. mainly US and Canadian
a sum to be applied to minor expenses; petty cash
23. 
a sum of money used by shopkeepers to provide change at the start of the day's business, this sum being subtracted from the total at the end of the day when calculating the day's takings
24. 
the hollow floating ball of a ballcock
25.  engineering
a hollow cylindrical structure in a carburettor that actuates the fuel valve
26. mainly US and Canadian
a carbonated soft drink with a scoop of ice cream in it
27. 
(in textiles) a single thread brought to or above the surface of a woven fabric, esp to form a pattern
28.  forestry
a measure of timber equal to eighteen loads
Derived forms
floatable (ˈfloatable)
adjective
floatability (ˌfloataˈbility)
noun
Word origin
Old English flotian; related to Old Norse flota , Old Saxon flotōn; see fleet2

float in American English

(floʊt)
noun
1. 
anything that stays, or causes something else to stay, on the surface of a liquidor suspended near the surface
; specif.,
a. 
an air-filled bladder, as in a fish
b. 
a cork on a fishing line
c. 
a floating ball or device that regulates the valve controlling water level, as in a tank, or fuel supply, as in a carburetor
d. 
a raftlike platform anchored near a shore, as for use by swimmers
e.  US
a life preserver
f. 
a buoyant device on an aircraft to enable it to land or remain on water
2. 
a. 
a low, flat, decorated vehicle for carrying exhibits, tableaux, etc. in a parade
b. 
this vehicle together with its exhibit, tableau, etc.
3. 
a flat tool for smoothing or spreading cement, plaster, etc.
4. 
a thread that is brought to the surface of a cloth in weaving, esp. to form a pattern
5.  US
a cold beverage with ice cream floating in it
root beer float
6. 
the act or an instance of floating
7. 
any of the various styles of floating executed by swimmers
8. 
the act of allowing a currency to float on the market
9.  US, Banking
the total value of checks or drafts in transit and not yet collected
verb intransitive
10. 
to stay on the surface of a liquid or suspended near the surface
11. 
to drift or move slowly or easily on water, in air, etc.
leaves floating down from the trees
12.  US
to move or drift about vaguely and without purpose
idle thoughts floating through the mind
13. 
to fluctuate freely in relationship to other currencies, as determined by supplyand demand
said of a currency
verb transitive
14. 
a. 
to cause to stay on the surface of a liquid or suspended near the surface
b. 
to bring to the surface and cause to stay there
15.  Rare
to cover (land) with water; flood
16. 
a. 
to put into circulation; place on the market
to float a bond issue
b. 
to establish or start (a business, etc.)
17. 
to arrange for (a loan)
18. 
to smooth or spread (cement, plaster, etc.)
19. 
to allow the exchange value of (a currency) to fluctuate freely in relationship toother currencies
Derived forms
floatable (ˈfloatable)
adjective
Word origin
ME flote < OE flota, that which floats, ship, fleet < base of fleotan: see fleet2

float in Automotive Engineering

(floʊt)
Word forms: (regular plural) floats
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Bodywork, controls, and accessories)
A float is a floating part of a fluid system, such as a carburetor or a fuel level gauge.
Mechanics have replaced the pin and float in the carburetor.
The float is at its highest when the fuel tank is full.
As the float moves up or down, the contact position changes, varying the signal that the fuelgauge receives.

float in Finance

(floʊt)
Word forms: (present) floats, (past) floated, (perfect) floated, (progressive) floating
verb
(Finance: Investment, Venture capitalism)
If you float a company, you sell shares in it to the public.
He floated his firm on the stock market.
In total, staff members own 40 percent of the company's shares and they didn't takeany money off the table when the company floated.
If you float a company, you sell shares in it to the public.

float in Retail

(floʊt)
Word forms: (regular plural) floats
noun
(Retail: Customer accounts)
The float is a sum of money in a cash register used to provide change at the start of the day’s business.
Smaller stores can benefit from the system, as it frees up a lot of the manager'stime that used to be taken up with organizing till floats, and counting cash after each shift.
The till drawer and its float is checked by a supervisor after each shift.
The float is a sum of money in a cash register used to provide change at the start of the day’sbusiness.

More idioms containing
float

float someone's boat

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Examples of 'float' in a sentence
float

They carry a float for people without enough money to get home.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He just seems to float on it.
The Sun (2016)
Open your heart to let negative thoughts float away and a new phase can begin.
The Sun (2016)
The new plan was to attempt to float the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If he wants to float about at left back, so be it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Clipper Logistics looks like the float that got away.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Their builders also to float out onto the lagoon on s to insert the piling near the er's edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The float also raised 26 million for the company, which will be used to cut debt.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They cannot fly or dive yet and they spend the next few weeks just floating about.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Each float in a parade is a moving theatre with its own sound and light system.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You are just floating in the clouds.
The Sun (2012)
The rouble was allowed to float freely only last month.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Now like the spawn of fish they float in the ocean.
Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995)
You almost felt like you were floating through the air.
The Sun (2015)
He hopes to float the business on the stock exchange within five years.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You can also manage the float by speeding up collections and slowing down payments.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
The floats of submerged fishing nets bobble on the surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Stop paying brokers their fees as soon as a float gets away.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And he acknowledges that this is not a float aimed at smaller buyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Sit on the terrace and you might as well be floating with the river birds.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Get it right and together you could float on the stock exchange.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He was a legend and there were dozens of stories about him floating around town.
Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me
The sources said a float was just one option.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Need to empty out overflowing pond before the fish float off down the garden.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Too many objects are floating around.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The float valued the bank at 1.3bn.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There's now a more civilised way to float across the countryside.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
While the characters and other objects float and collide, our vantage point swoops around them.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's time to get out in the sunshine and dance along to the glitzy parade of floats.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Word lists with
float

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In other languages
float

British English: float /fləʊt/ NOUN
A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float in water.
First, the children learn to swim using floats.
  • American English: float
  • Arabic: عَوَّامَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bóia
  • Chinese: 漂流物
  • Croatian: plovak
  • Czech: plovací vesta
  • Danish: svømmebælte
  • Dutch: drijvend voorwerp
  • European Spanish: flotador
  • Finnish: kelluke
  • French: flotteur
  • German: Schwimmkissen
  • Greek: πλωτήρας
  • Italian: galleggiante
  • Japanese: 浮き
  • Korean: 부낭 물
  • Norwegian: flottør
  • Polish: pływak
  • European Portuguese: bóia
  • Romanian: obiect plutitor
  • Russian: плавучая масса
  • Latin American Spanish: flotador
  • Swedish: simdyna
  • Thai: สิ่งที่ลอยได้เช่นแพ
  • Turkish: sal
  • Ukrainian: поплавець
  • Vietnamese: phao
British English: float /fləʊt/ VERB
on water If something floats in a liquid, it stays on top of it.
The boat floated on the water.
  • American English: float
  • Arabic: يَطْفُو
  • Brazilian Portuguese: flutuar
  • Chinese: 飘浮
  • Croatian: plutati
  • Czech: plout
  • Danish: flyde
  • Dutch: drijven
  • European Spanish: flotar
  • Finnish: kellua
  • French: flotter
  • German: treiben
  • Greek: πλέω
  • Italian: galleggiare
  • Japanese: 浮く
  • Korean: 뜨다
  • Norwegian: flyte
  • Polish: popłynąć
  • European Portuguese: flutuar
  • Romanian: a pluti
  • Russian: держаться на поверхности воды или иной жидкости
  • Latin American Spanish: flotar
  • Swedish: flyta
  • Thai: ลอยบนผิวน้ำหรือในอากาศ
  • Turkish: yüzdürmek
  • Ukrainian: триматися на поверхні
  • Vietnamese: nổi
British English: float /fləʊt/ VERB
in the air If something floats in the air, it moves slowly through it.
A balloon floated over our heads.
  • American English: float
  • Arabic: يَسْبَحُ في الهَوَاء
  • Brazilian Portuguese: flutuar
  • Chinese: 飘浮
  • Croatian: lebdjeti
  • Czech: vznášet se
  • Danish: svæve
  • Dutch: drijven
  • European Spanish: flotar
  • Finnish: lipua
  • French: flotter
  • German: schweben
  • Greek: επιπλέω
  • Italian: fluttuare
  • Japanese: 浮かぶ
  • Korean: 떠가다
  • Norwegian: sveve
  • Polish: wznosić się
  • European Portuguese: flutuar
  • Romanian: a pluti
  • Russian: подниматьсяв воздух
  • Latin American Spanish: flotar
  • Swedish: sväva
  • Thai: ลอย
  • Turkish: süzülmek
  • Ukrainian: плавати
  • Vietnamese: trôi lềnh bềnh

All related terms of 'float'

end float
End float is the amount by which a shaft can move lengthwise.
float off
to offer (shares in a subsidiary company) for sale on the stock market separately from the main company
float-feed
(of a fuel system) controlled by a float operating a needle valve
float glass
a type of flat polished transparent glass made by allowing the molten glass to harden as it floats on liquid of higher density
float plane
any aircraft that lands on and takes off from water
float valve
a valve regulated by a float
milk float
A milk float is a small electric van with a roof and no sides which is used to deliver milk to people's houses.
stick float
a float attached at the top and bottom to the line
bubble float
a hollow spherical float that can be weighted with water to aid casting
float around
A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.
float bridge
a bridge , as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water
float chamber
a chamber in a carburettor in which a floating valve controls the entry and level of petrol
float collar
A float collar is a part near the bottom of the casing string which catches the bottom plug and top plug, and which prevents mud from entering the casing.
float someone's boat
to seem exciting , attractive , or interesting to someone
walk on air
to feel elated or exhilarated

Chinese translation of 'float'

float

(fləut)

vi

  1. (= on water) [object] 漂浮 (piāofú)
  2. (through air) [paper, feather] 飘(飄)浮 (piāofú)
  3. (liter) [sound, smell] 飘(飄)散 (piāosàn)
  4. (= stay afloat) [swimmer, object] 浮着(著) (fúzhe)
  5. (Comm) [currency] 浮动(動) (fúdòng)

vt

  1. (Comm) [currency] 使浮动(動) (shǐ fúdòng)
  2. (Comm) [company] 首次公开(開)发(發)行公司股票 (shǒucì gōngkāi fāxíng gōngsī gǔpiào)
  3. [idea, plan] 提出 (tíchū)

n (c)

  1. (for fishing) 鱼(魚)漂 (yúpiāo) (个(個), gè)
  2. (for swimming) 浮板 (fúbǎn) (块(塊), kuài)
  3. (in carnival) 彩车(車) (cǎichē) (辆(輛), liàng)
  4. (Brit, = money) 备用零钱 (bèiyòng língqián)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to move lightly or freely across a surface or through air or water
barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks
Synonyms
glide
The royal ships glided past fjords and dramatic waterfalls.
sail
We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor.
drift
move gently
bob
coast
I slipped into neutral gear and coasted down the slope.
slide
She slipped and slid downhill on her backside.
be carried
slip along
2 (verb) 
Definition
to rest on the surface of a fluid without sinking
Empty things float.
Synonyms
be buoyant
stay afloat
be or lie on the surface
rest on water
hang
A haze of expensive perfume hangs around her.
hover
Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers.
poise
displace water
Opposites
settle
,
sink
,
go down
,
founder
,
dip
,
drown
,
submerge
3 (verb) 
Definition
to move about aimlessly, esp. in the mind
Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze.
Synonyms
waft
The scent of roses wafted through the open window.
coast
drift
We proceeded to drift along the river.
4 (verb) 
He floated the idea of a new alliance.
Synonyms
suggest
I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.
present
We presented three options to the unions for discussion.
propose
We are about to propose some changes to the system.
recommend
I recommend that you consult your doctor.
put forward
move
I moved that the case be dismissed.
5 (verb) 
Definition
to offer for sale on the stock market
He floated his firm on the Stock Market.
Synonyms
launch
offer
sell
set up
promote
get going
push off
Opposites
cancel
,
abolish
,
dissolve
,
terminate
,
annul

Additional synonyms

in the sense of coast
I slipped into neutral gear and coasted down the slope.
Synonyms
cruise,
sail,
drift,
taxi,
glide,
freewheel
in the sense of drift
Definition
to be carried along by currents of air or water
We proceeded to drift along the river.
Synonyms
float,
go (aimlessly),
bob,
coast,
slip,
sail,
slide,
glide,
meander,
waft,
be carried along,
move gently
in the sense of hang
Definition
to hover
A haze of expensive perfume hangs around her.
Synonyms
hover,
float,
drift,
linger,
remain

Synonyms of 'float'

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