Dictionary definition · float
noun
- 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
- 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
- something that floats on the surface of water
verb
- be in motion due to some air or water current"The leaves were blowing in the wind"
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- set afloat"He floated the logs down the river"
- 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"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).