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
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Sense 4
float
=> test, prove, try try out examine, essay
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Sense 7
float
=> value
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Sense 8
float
=> convert, change over
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Grep of noun floating
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
million floating point operations per second
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")
Overview of adj floating
The adj floating has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) floating -- (hanging or moving freely in air; "floating thistledown"; "floating banners")
2. (0) floating -- (borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed")
3. aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant -- (continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties")
4. floating -- (inclined to move or be moved about "a floating crap game")
5. floating -- ((of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position; "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney")
6. floating -- (not definitely committed to a party or policy; "floating voters")
Antonyms of adj floating
6 senses of floating
Sense 1
floating
INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving
Sense 2
floating
INDIRECT (VIA sunken, afloat) -> aground
INDIRECT (VIA afloat, aground) -> sunken, submerged
Sense 3
aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant
INDIRECT (VIA unsettled) -> settled
Sense 4
floating
INDIRECT (VIA mobile) -> immobile
Sense 5
floating(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA unfixed) -> fixed
Sense 6
floating(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA uncommitted) -> committed
Similarity of adj floating
6 senses of floating
Sense 1
floating
=> moving (vs. nonmoving)
Sense 2
floating
=> afloat(prenominal) (vs. aground) (vs. sunken)
Sense 3
aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant
=> unsettled (vs. settled)
Sense 4
floating
=> mobile (vs. immobile)
Sense 5
floating(postnominal)
=> unfixed (vs. fixed)
Sense 6
floating(postnominal)
=> uncommitted (vs. committed)
Attributes of adj floating
Familiarity of adj floating
floating used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6)
Grep of adj floating
floating
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")
Overview of adj floating
The adj floating has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) floating -- (hanging or moving freely in air; "floating thistledown"; "floating banners")
2. (0) floating -- (borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed")
3. aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant -- (continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties")
4. floating -- (inclined to move or be moved about "a floating crap game")
5. floating -- ((of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position; "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney")
6. floating -- (not definitely committed to a party or policy; "floating voters")
floating definition
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