(v): change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
(v): be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
(v): change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
(v): set afloat
(v): move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
(v): circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
(v): put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
(v): move lightly, as if suspended
(v): change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
(v): put into the water
(v): propel with force
(v): make the surface of level or smooth
(v): make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
(v): allow (currencies) to fluctuate
(v): fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
(v): convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
(v): change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
(n): the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
(n): a definite length of time marked off by two instants
(n): the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
(n): the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
(n): a drink with ice cream floating in it
(n): a single serving of a beverage
(n): an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
(n): a visual representation of something
(n): a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
(n): a tool used with workers' hands
(n): something that floats on the surface of water
(n): a man-made object taken as a whole
(n): an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
(n): a structure resembling a bag in an animal
8. to smooth (as plaster or cement) with a float
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Whatever floats your boat!
Suspend here and everywhere, eternal float of solution! Whitman, "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"