float

v. stay on the surface of a liquid; drift; vacillate; cause to float, set afloat; flood; hover; establish; sell stock

n. buoy; something that floats; air container on the underside of a seaplane (enables flotation); vehicle for carrying an exhibit in a parade; soft drink or fruit juice with ice cream floating in it; milkshake with ice cream floating in it

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Noun
1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
(hypernym) time interval, interval
2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
(hypernym) stock
3. a drink with ice cream floating in it
(synonym) ice-cream soda, ice-cream float
(hypernym) drink
(hyponym) root beer float
4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
(hypernym) display, presentation
5. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
(synonym) plasterer's float
(hypernym) hand tool
6. something that remains on the surface of a liquid
(hypernym) artifact, artefact
(hyponym) bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat

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Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) drift, be adrift, blow
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) waft
2. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
(synonym) swim
(antonym) sink, settle, go down, go under
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) buoy
(derivation) floating
3. set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
(hypernym) transport
(hyponym) tide
4. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
(hypernym) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
5. move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) ride
(verb-group) drift, be adrift, blow
6. put into the water; "float a ship"
(hypernym) launch
7. make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
(hypernym) smooth, smoothen
(classification) masonry
8. allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
(hypernym) value
9. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
(hypernym) convert, change over

v. plout; nést se; vznášet se; vznášet se na hladině; plavat na hladině; uvést do oběhu; založit; uvolnit (se)

n. alegorický vůz; splávek; plovák

Czas. pływać; szybować; unosić się na wodzie; puszczać w obieg; dryfować

Rzecz. ozdobiony pojazd używany w pochodach; pływak; deska do pływania