float

float
float1 [fləut US flout] v
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1¦(on water)¦
2¦(in the air)¦
3¦(music/sounds/smells etc)¦
4¦(walk gracefully)¦
5¦(ideas)¦
6¦(money)¦
7¦(company)¦
8¦(cheque)¦
Phrasal verbs
　float around
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[: Old English; Origin: flotian]
1.) ¦(ON WATER)¦
a)
to stay or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking
▪ I wasn't sure if the raft would float.
▪ She spent the afternoon floating on her back in the pool.
float along/down/past etc
▪ A couple of broken branches floated past us.
b) [T]
to put something on the surface of a liquid so that it does not sink
▪ The logs are trimmed and then floated down the river.
2.) ¦(IN THE AIR)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]
if something floats, it moves slowly through the air or stays up in the air
▪ I looked up at the clouds floating in the sky.
▪ Leaves floated gently down from the trees.
3.) ¦(MUSIC/SOUNDS/SMELLS ETC)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]
if sounds or smells float somewhere, people in another place can hear or smell them
▪ The sound of her voice came floating down from an upstairs window.
4.) ¦(WALK GRACEFULLY)¦ [I]
to walk in a slow light graceful way
= ↑glide
▪ Rachel floated around the bedroom in a lace nightgown.
5.) ¦(IDEAS)¦ [T]
to suggest an idea or plan in order to see if people like it
▪ We first floated the idea back in 1992.
6.) ¦(MONEY)¦ [ T]
[i]technical if the government of a country floats its money, the value of the money is allowed to change freely in relation to money from other countries
▪ Russia decided to float the rouble on the foreign exchange market.
7.) ¦(COMPANY)¦ [T]
to sell ↑shares in a company or business to the public for the first time
float sth on sth
▪ The company will be floated on the stockmarket next year.
→↑flotation
8.) ¦(CHEQUE)¦ [T]
AmE to write a cheque when you do not have enough money in the bank to pay it
float around phr v
to be present in a place
▪ There's a lot of cash floating around in the economy at the moment.
float 2
float2 n
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1¦(vehicle)¦
2¦(drink)¦
3¦(for fishing)¦
4¦(for swimming)¦
5¦(money)¦
6¦(relaxation)¦
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1.) ¦(VEHICLE)¦
a large vehicle that is decorated to drive through the streets as part of a special event
▪ We stood and watched the Carnival floats drive past.
2.) ¦(DRINK)¦
AmE a sweet drink that has ice cream floating in it
3.) ¦(FOR FISHING)¦
a small light object that floats on the surface of the water, used by people trying to catch fish to show where their line is
4.) ¦(FOR SWIMMING)¦
a flat light object that you can rest part of your body on in water to help you learn to swim
5.) ¦(MONEY)¦
a small amount of money that someone in a shop keeps so that they have enough money to give change to people
6.) ¦(RELAXATION)¦
a time when you sit in a ↑flotation tank in order to treat illness or injury, or to relax

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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