float

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(n) the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
(n) the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
(n) a drink with ice cream floating in it
(n) an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
(n) a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
(n) something that remains on the surface of a liquid
(v) 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"
(v) be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
(v) set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
(v) circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
(v) move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
(v) put into the water; "float a ship"
(v) make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
(v) allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
(v) convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"

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