float
/floʊt/
तैरनु
noun
1. float
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
2. float
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
3. ice-cream soda, ice-cream float
a drink with ice cream floating in it
4. float
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
5. plasterer's float
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
6. float
something that floats on the surface of water
7. air bladder, swim bladder
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
verb
1. drift, be adrift, blow
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"
2. swim
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
3. float
set afloat
"He floated the logs down the river"
"The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
4. float
circulate or discuss tentatively
test the waters with
"The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
5. float
move lightly, as if suspended
"The dancer floated across the stage"
6. float
put into the water
"float a ship"
7. float
make the surface of level or smooth
"float the plaster"
8. float
allow (currencies) to fluctuate
"The government floated the ruble for a few months"
9. float
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
"float data"
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