Definition (noun) the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
Definition (noun) the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
Definition (noun) a drink with ice cream floating in it
Definition (noun) an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
Definition (noun) a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
Definition (noun) something that floats on the surface of water
Definition (noun) an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
Definition (verb) be in motion due to some air or water current
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The leaves were blowing in the wind
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the boat drifted on the lake
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The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
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the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
Definition (verb) be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Definition (verb) set afloat
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He floated the logs down the river
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The boy floated his toy boat on the pond
Definition (verb) circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
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The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform
Definition (verb) move lightly, as if suspended
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The dancer floated across the stage
Definition (verb) put into the water
Definition (verb) make the surface of level or smooth
Definition (verb) allow (currencies) to fluctuate
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The government floated the ruble for a few months
Definition (verb) convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation