float (fl t)v. float·ed, float·ing, floats v.intr. 1. a. To remain suspended within or on the surface of a fluid without sinking. b. To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid. 2. To move from place to place, especially at random. 3. To move easily or lightly: "Miss Golightly . . . floated round in their arms light as a scarf" (Truman Capote). 4. Economics To find a level in relationship to other currencies solely in response to the law of supply and demand: allowed the dollar to float. v.tr. 1. To cause to remain suspended without sinking or falling. 2. a. To put into the water; launch: float a ship; float a navy. b. To start or establish (a business enterprise, for example). 3. To flood (land), as for irrigation. 4. Economics To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to find freely its real level in relationship to other currencies. 5. To offer for consideration; suggest: floated my idea to the committee. 6. To release (a security) for sale. 7. To arrange for (a loan). 8. To make the surface of (plaster, for example) level or smooth. 9. Computer Science To convert (data) from fixed-point notation to floating-point notation. n. 1. Something that floats, as: a. A raft. b. A buoy. c. A life preserver. d. A buoyant object, such as a cork, used to hold a net or fishing line afloat. e. A landing platform attached to a wharf and floating on the water. f. A floating ball attached to a lever to regulate the water level in a tank. 2. Biology An air-filled sac or structure that aids in the flotation of an aquatic organism. Also called air bladder, air vesicle. 3. A decorated exhibit or scene mounted on a mobile platform and pulled or driven in a parade. 4. A sum of money representing checks that are outstanding. 5. A tool for smoothing the surface of plaster or cement. 6. A soft drink with ice cream floating in it. See Regional Note at milk shake. [Middle English floten, from Old English flotian; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] float  a·ble adj. |
float [fləʊt]
vb
1. (Physics / General Physics) to rest or cause to rest on the surface of a fluid or in a fluid or space without sinking; 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. (Business / Commerce) (tr)
a. to launch or establish (a commercial enterprise, etc.)
b. to offer for sale (stock or bond issues, etc.) on the stock market
6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) Finance to allow (a currency) to fluctuate against other currencies in accordance with market forces
7. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (tr) to flood, inundate, or irrigate (land), either artificially or naturally
8. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to spread, smooth, or level (a surface of plaster, rendering, etc.)
n
1. something that floats
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling an indicator attached to a baited line that sits on the water and moves when a fish bites
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a small hand tool with a rectangular blade used for floating plaster, etc.
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Chiefly 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
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called paddle a blade of a paddle wheel
6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) Brit a buoyant garment or device to aid a person in staying afloat
7. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a hollow watertight structure fitted to the underside of an aircraft to allow it to land on water
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for air bladder [2]
9. an exhibit carried in a parade, esp a religious parade
10. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a motor vehicle used to carry a tableau or exhibit in a parade, esp a civic parade
11. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a small delivery vehicle, esp one powered by batteries a milk float
12. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Austral and NZ a vehicle for transporting horses
13. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Banking chiefly US the total value of uncollected cheques and other commercial papers
14. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) Chiefly US and Canadian a sum to be applied to minor expenses; petty cash
15. (Business / Commerce) 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
16. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the hollow floating ball of a ballcock
17. (Engineering / General Engineering) Engineering a hollow cylindrical structure in a carburettor that actuates the fuel valve
18. (Cookery) Chiefly US and Canadian a carbonated soft drink with a scoop of ice cream in it
19. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a single thread brought to or above the surface of a woven fabric, esp to form a pattern
| float (flt) An air-filled sac in certain aquatic organisms, such as kelp, that helps maintain buoyancy. Also called air bladder, air vesicle. |
Float of dancers: a company of female dancers—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | float - the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants |
| 2. | float - the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public stock - the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" | |
| 3. |  float - a drink with ice cream floating in itdrink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" root beer float - an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer | |
| 4. | float - an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade display, presentation - a visual representation of something | |
| 5. | float - a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands | |
| 6. | float - something that floats on the surface of water chip - a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line flotation device, life preserver, preserver - rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning pontoon - a float supporting a seaplane raft - a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers | |
| 7. |  float - an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancysac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal | |
| Verb | 1. | float - 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" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage" waft - be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room" tide - be carried with the tide drift - cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream" stream - to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind" |
| 2. | float - be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage" float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" buoy - float on the surface of water | |
| 3. | float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" float - put into the water; "float a ship" tide - cause to float with the tide drift - cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream" refloat - set afloat again; "refloat a grounded boat" transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances | |
| 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" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" be adrift, drift, float, 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" ride - be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name" | |
| 6. | float - put into the water; "float a ship" launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship" float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" | |
| 7. | float - make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster" masonry - the craft of a mason | |
| 8. | float - allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months" value - fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate" | |
| 9. | float - convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data" convert, change over - change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" |
float
verb
1. glide, sail, drift, move gently, bob, coast, slide, be carried, slip along barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks
Translations
float [fləʊt]
A. N [of raft, seaplane] → flotador m; (for fishing line) → corcho m; (= swimming aid) → flotador m; (in procession) → carroza f; (= sum of money) → reserva f; (in shop) → fondo m de caja dinero en caja antes de empezar las ventas del día (para cambios )
B. VT
1. [+ boat, logs] → hacer flotar
it doesn't float my boat → no me da ni frío ni calor, no me llama la atención
it doesn't float my boat → no me da ni frío ni calor, no me llama la atención
2. (= render seaworthy) → poner a flote
3. (= launch) [+ company] → fundar, constituir
C. VI (gen) → flotar; [bather] → hacer la plancha; (= move in wind) → flotar, ondear
it floated to the surface → salió a la superficie
to float downriver → ir río abajo
we shall let the pound float → dejaremos que la libra esterlina flote or fluctúe
it floated to the surface → salió a la superficie
to float downriver → ir río abajo
we shall let the pound float → dejaremos que la libra esterlina flote or fluctúe
float away float off VI + ADV (in water) → ir a la deriva; (in air) → irse volando
float [ˈfləʊt]
vi
(in water) [person] → flotter, faire la planche
(in air) to float on the breeze → flotter dans l'air
(FINANCE) [currency] → flotter
vt
(FINANCE) to float a company on the stock market → lancer une entreprise en Bourse
[+ idea] → lancer
float around
vi [idea] → circulerfloat away
vi (on the breeze) → partir à la dérivefloat down
vt fus [+ river, stream] → descendrefloat
n
(on fishing line, in cistern, carburettor, on aeroplane) → Schwimmer m; (= anchored raft) → (verankertes) Floß, Schwimmplattform f; (as swimming aid) → Schwimmkork m; (of fish) → Schwimmblase f; (on trawl net) → Korken m
(= ready cash: in till) → Wechselgeld nt no indef art (zu Geschäftsbeginn); (= loan to start business) → Startkapital nt; (= advance on expenses) → Vorschuss m
vi
(on water) → schwimmen; (= move gently) → treiben; (in air) → schweben; the body floated (up) to the surface → die Leiche kam an die Wasseroberfläche; it floated downriver → es trieb flussabwärts; she floated down the aisle in a dream → sie schwebte wie im Traum zum Traualtar
(Comm, currency) → floaten
vt
boat → zu Wasser bringen; they floated the logs downstream → sie flößten die Baumstämme flussabwärts
float [fləʊt]
float [fləʊt]
1. n → galleggiante m; (cork) → sughero; (vehicle in parade) → carro; (cash) → soldi mpl in cassa (per dare il resto)
2. vt (boat, logs) → far galleggiare; (refloat) → riportare a galla; (launch, project, plan) → lanciare (Fin) (company) → lanciare (emettendo azioni); (currency) → far fluttuare
to float an idea → ventilare un'idea
to float an idea → ventilare un'idea
3. vi (gen) → galleggiare; (ship) → stare a galla; (bather) → fare il morto (Fin) (currency) → fluttuare
to float downstream → essere trascinato/a dalla corrente
to float downstream → essere trascinato/a dalla corrente
float away float off vi + adv (in water) → andare alla deriva; (in air) → volare via
float [fləʊt]
1. n → galleggiante m; (cork) → sughero; (vehicle in parade) → carro; (cash) → soldi mpl in cassa (per dare il resto)
2. vt (boat, logs) → far galleggiare; (refloat) → riportare a galla; (launch, project, plan) → lanciare (Fin) (company) → lanciare (emettendo azioni); (currency) → far fluttuare
to float an idea → ventilare un'idea
to float an idea → ventilare un'idea
3. vi (gen) → galleggiare; (ship) → stare a galla; (bather) → fare il morto (Fin) (currency) → fluttuare
to float downstream → essere trascinato/a dalla corrente
to float downstream → essere trascinato/a dalla corrente
float away float off vi + adv (in water) → andare alla deriva; (in air) → volare via
v float [fləut]
to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid A piece of wood was floating in the stream. drywe يَطوف، يَعوم плавам plout flyde; drive treiben (επι)πλέω flotar hõljuma, ujutama شناور کردن kellua flotter לַצוּף बहना, तैरना, राय देना plutati úszik, lebeg mengapung fljóta galleggiare 浮く (액체면에) 뜨다 plūduriuoti, plukdyti peldēt (pa virsu); slīdēt (pa straumi); pludināt (kokus) mengapung drijven flyte, drive unosić się, pływać flutuar a pluti плавать (по поверхности) plávať plavati plutati flyta ลอย yüzmek 漂浮 триматися на поверхні مائع پر تیرنا lơ lửng; lềnh bềnh; nổi 漂浮
n
1 something that floats on a fishing-line If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook. dobber شَيء عائِم плавка splávek flåd der Schwimmer φελλός πετονιάς boya õngekork چوب پنبه koho flotteur מָצוֹף तैरने वाला पदार्थ plovak, pluto úszó pelampung flotholt galleggiante 浮き (낚싯줄의) 찌 plūdė pludiņš pelampung dobber dupp pływak, spławik bóia plută поплавок plavák plavač plovak flöte ทุ่น; ลูกลอย olta mantarı; duba, şamandıra 浮子 поплавець مچھلی پکڑنے کے سوت پر لگی کوئی شے cái phao 浮子
2 a vehicle for transporting certain things a milk-float; a cattle-float. vlot عَرَبَة نَقْل، عَوّامَه сал valník vogn; -vogn Wagen mit einer Plattform ανοιχτό φορτηγάκι furgoneta madal veovanker ارابه lava fourgon, voiture de livraison קָרוֹן झांकी, रेजगारी prijevozno sredstvo (npr. za stoku) tutaj kendaraan angkut (flutninga)vagn furgone 台車 짐수레 platforma elektrokārs kenderaan angkut kar flåte; vogn, melkebil pojazd-platforma carro электрокар valník voziček kola za prevoženje robe kärra, flakvagn ยานพาหนะสำหรับขนส่งของบางอย่าง ... aracı 運輸車 пліт, пором کوئی مخصوص شے حمل کرنے کی گاڑی bè; mảng trôi 运输车
floating population
a section of the population not permanently resident in a place. vlottende سُكّان غَيْر مُسْتَقِرّين في مَكان سَكَن واحِد местожители kočující, stěhovavé obyvatelstvo den del af befolkningen, som ikke bor fast på et sted Wandervolk μετακινούμενος πληθυσμός población flotante liikuv rahvastik ساکنان موقت liikkuva väestönosa population instable תוֹשָׁב אֶרָעִי अस्थायी जनसंख्या prolazan, nestalna boravka (pučanstvo) vándorló népesség penduduk berpindah farand- popolazione fluttuante 浮動人口 유동 인구 nepastovūs gyventojai nepastāvīgi/mainīgi iedzīvotāji penduduk berpindah-randah vlottende bevolking del av befolkningen som ikke er fast bosatt ludność napływowa/zamiejscowa população móvel populaţie flotantă текучее народонаселение pohyblivá časť obyvateľstva migranti migrirajuće stanovništvo rörlig befolkning อัตราประชากรที่ไม่ได้อาศัย ณ ที่แห่งนั้นเป็นการถาวร geçici nüfus 流動人口 плинне народонаселення کسی علاقے کی غیر مستقل آبادی dân số di động 流动人口
floating restaurant
a restaurant on a boat or other floating structure. drywende مَطْعَم عائِم ресторант на кораб plovoucí restaurace restaurationsbåd das Schwimmrestaurant πλωτό εστιατόριο restaurante flotante ujuv restoran رستوران گردان laivaravintola restaurant flottant מִסעָדָה צָפָה चलायमान आहार गृह restoran na vodi úszó étterem restoran terapung fljótandi veitingastaður ristorante galleggiante 水上レストラン 수상 레스토랑 laivas restoranas peldošais restorāns restoran terapung drijvend restaurant restaurantbåt, flytende restaurant restauracja pływająca restaurante flutuante restaurant pe apă плавучий ресторан reštaurácia na lodi plavajoča restavracija restoran na vodi flytande restaurant ร้านอาหารลอยน้ำ yüzen lokanta 流動餐館 плавучий ресторан کسی ناؤ یا تیرتی شے پر واقع ریستراں nhà hàng nổi 流动餐馆
float → عوامة, يطفو plavecká deska, plout flyde, svømmebælte Schwimmkissen, treiben πλέω, πλωτήρας flotador, flotar kellua, kelluke flotter, flotteur plovak, plutati galleggiante, galleggiare 浮き, 浮く 뜨는 것, 뜨다 drijven, drijvend voorwerp flottør, flyte pływak, popłynąć bóia, flutuar держаться на поверхности (воды), плавучая масса flyta, simdyna ลอยบนผิวน้ำหรือในอากาศ, สิ่งที่ลอยได้เช่นแพ sal, yüzdürmek nổi, phao 漂流物, 飘浮
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