ALL meanings of floats
float
F f - noun floats Plural form of float. 1
- verb without object floats to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated. 1
- verb without object floats to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream. 1
- verb without object floats to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon floating on high. 1
- verb without object floats to move lightly and gracefully: She floated down the stairs. 1
- verb without object floats to move or hover before the eyes or in the mind: Romantic visions floated before his eyes. 1
- verb without object floats to pass from one person to another: A nasty rumor about his firm is floating around town. 1
- verb without object floats to be free from attachment or involvement. 1
- verb without object floats to move or drift about: to float from place to place. 1
- verb without object floats to vacillate (often followed by between). 1
- verb without object floats to be launched, as a company, scheme, etc. 1
- verb without object floats (of a currency) to be allowed to fluctuate freely in the foreign-exchange market instead of being exchanged at a fixed rate. 1
- verb without object floats (of an interest rate) to change periodically according to money-market conditions. 1
- verb without object floats Commerce. to be in circulation, as an acceptance; be awaiting maturity. 1
- verb with object floats to cause to float. 1
- verb with object floats to cover with water or other liquid; flood; irrigate. 1
- verb with object floats to launch (a company, scheme, etc.); set going. 1
- verb with object floats to issue on the stock market in order to raise money, as stocks or bonds. 1
- verb with object floats to let (a currency or interest rate) fluctuate in the foreign-exchange or money market. 1
- verb with object floats to make smooth with a float, as the surface of plaster. 1
- verb with object floats Theater. to lay down (a flat), usually by bracing the bottom edge of the frame with the foot and allowing the rest to fall slowly to the floor. 1
- noun floats something that floats, as a raft. 1
- noun floats something for buoying up. 1
- noun floats an inflated bag to sustain a person in water; life preserver. 1
- noun floats (in certain types of tanks, cisterns, etc.) a device, as a hollow ball, that through its buoyancy automatically regulates the level, supply, or outlet of a liquid. 1
- noun floats Nautical. a floating platform attached to a wharf, bank, or the like, and used as a landing. 1
- noun floats Aeronautics. a hollow, boatlike structure under the wing or fuselage of a seaplane or flying boat, keeping it afloat in water. 1
- noun floats Angling. a piece of cork or other material for supporting a baited line in the water and indicating by its movements when a fish bites. 1
- noun floats Zoology. an inflated organ that supports an animal in the water. 1
- noun floats a vehicle bearing a display, usually an elaborate tableau, in a parade or procession: Each class prepared a float for the football pageant. 1
- noun floats a glass of fruit juice or soft drink with one or more scoops of ice cream floating in it: a root-beer float. 1
- noun floats (especially in the northeastern U.S.) a milk shake with one or more scoops of ice cream floating in it. 1
- noun floats paddle1 (def 6). 1
- noun floats Banking. uncollected checks and commercial paper in process of transfer from bank to bank. 1
- noun floats the total amount of any cost-of-living or other variable adjustments added to an employee's pay or a retiree's benefits: a float of $6 per month on top of Social Security benefits. 1
- noun floats an act or instance of floating, as a currency on the foreign-exchange market. 1
- noun floats Building Trades. a flat tool for spreading and smoothing plaster or stucco. a tool for polishing marble. 1
- noun floats a single-cut file of moderate smoothness. 1
- noun floats a loose-fitting, sometimes very full dress without a waistline. 1
- noun floats (in weaving and knitting) a length of yarn that extends over several rows or stitches without being interworked. 1
- noun floats British. a sum of money used by a storekeeper to provide change for the till at the start of a day's business. 1
- noun floats British. a small vehicle, usually battery powered, used to make deliveries, as of milk. 1
- noun floats a low-bodied dray for transporting heavy goods. 1
- noun floats Geology, Mining. loose fragments of rock, ore, etc., that have been moved from one place to another by the action of wind, water, etc. ore that has been washed downhill from an orebody and is found lying on the surface of the ground. any mineral in suspension in water. 1
- noun floats Usually, floats. British Theater. footlight (def 1). 1
- noun floats plural of float. 0
- verb floats third-person singular simple present indicative form of float. 0