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float definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb float 4 of 8 senses of float Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => waft => tide => stream Sense 2 float, swim => buoy Sense 3 float => tide => drift => refloat Sense 5 float => ride Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb float 4 of 8 senses of float Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => waft => tide => stream Sense 2 float, swim => buoy Sense 3 float => tide => drift => refloat Sense 5 float => ride Entailment of verb float Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb float 8 senses of float Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 float, swim => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 float => transport Sense 4 float => test, prove, try try out examine, essay Sense 5 float => travel, go move locomote Sense 6 float => launch Sense 7 float => value Sense 8 float => convert, change over Familiarity of verb float float used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb float Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 float, swim => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 float => transport Sense 5 float => travel, go move locomote Sense 6 float => launch -------------- Sense 4 float => test, prove, try try out examine, essay -------------- Sense 7 float => value -------------- Sense 8 float => convert, change over -------------- Grep of noun float bobfloat carling float float floatation floater floating-moss floating-point notation floating-point number floating-point operation floating-point representation system floating bridge floating dock floating dry dock floating fern floating mine floating policy floatplane ice-cream float root beer float Overview of noun float The noun float has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. float -- (the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment) 2. float -- (the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public) 3. ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, float -- (a drink with ice cream floating in it) 4. float -- (something that remains on the surface of a liquid) Overview of verb float The verb float has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) float, drift, be adrift, blow -- (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") 2. (4) float, swim -- (be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink) 3. (3) float -- (set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond") 4. float -- (circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform") 5. float -- (move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage") 6. float -- (put into the water; "float a ship") 7. float -- (allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months") 8. float -- (convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data") Grep of adj float afloat floating floaty Overview of noun float The noun float has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. float -- (the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment) 2. float -- (the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public) 3. ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, float -- (a drink with ice cream floating in it) 4. float -- (something that remains on the surface of a liquid) Overview of verb float The verb float has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) float, drift, be adrift, blow -- (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") 2. (4) float, swim -- (be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink) 3. (3) float -- (set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond") 4. float -- (circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform") 5. float -- (move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage") 6. float -- (put into the water; "float a ship") 7. float -- (allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months") 8. float -- (convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data")
float definition
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