Definition of "float"
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A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
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A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
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A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces.
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An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
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A small battery-powered vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
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Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
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An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
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The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
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Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
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A floating-point number.
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A soft beverage with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream floating in it.
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A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
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A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
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One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
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A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
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A lowboy trailer.
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verb:
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Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
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To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density; as, to float a boat.
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To be capable of floating.
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To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
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To drift or wander aimlessly.
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To drift gently through the air.
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To move in a fluid manner.
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(colloquial) (of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
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To propose (an idea) for consideration.
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To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
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(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
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To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
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(colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
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To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
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To use a float (tool).
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To perform a float.
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