FLOAT

Definition of FLOAT

(noun)the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
(noun)the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
(noun)a drink with ice cream floating in it
(noun)an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
(noun)a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
(noun)something that floats on the surface of water
(noun)an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
(verb)be in motion due to some air or water current
(verb)be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
(verb)set afloat
(verb)circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
(verb)move lightly, as if suspended
(verb)put into the water
(verb)make the surface of level or smooth
(verb)allow (currencies) to fluctuate
(verb)convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation