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