Definition of FLOAT. Meaning of FLOAT. Synonyms of FLOAT

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Definition of FLOAT

Float
Float Float, v. t. 1. To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor. Had floated that bell on the Inchcape rock. --Southey. 2. To flood; to overflow; to cover with water. Proud Pactolus floats the fruitful lands. --Dryden. 3. (Plastering) To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet. 4. To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation.

Meaning of FLOAT from wikipedia

- Look up float in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Float may refer to: Lowboy (trailer), called a float in Eastern Canada usage Float (parade) Float (sculpture)...
- "Float On" is a 1977 song by the R&B/soul group the Floaters. The spoken verses combine two po****r trends from the time, star signs and video and phone...
- The Floaters were an American R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976. The group are best...
- Float gl**** is a sheet of gl**** made by floating molten gl**** on a bed of molten metal of a low melting point, typically tin, although lead was used for...
- Floaters or eye floaters are sometimes visible deposits (e.g., the shadows of tiny structures of protein or other cell debris projected onto the retina)...
- A concrete float is a tool used to finish a concrete surface by making it smooth. A float is used after the surface has been made level using a screed...
- Float On may refer to: "Float On" (The Floaters song), 1977 "Float On" (Modest Mouse song), 2004 "Float On", a song by Danny Brown from his 2013 album...
- A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle like a truck or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as those...
- A floatplane is a type of seaplane with one or more slender floats mounted under the fuselage to provide buoyancy. By contrast, a flying boat uses its...
- An isolation tank, sensory deprivation tank, float tank, float pod, float cabin, flotation tank, or sensory attenuation tank is a water filled, pitch-black...