Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later[^][v]#952,077
float
/flōt/
verb
verb: float; 3rd person present: floats; past tense: floated; past participle: floated; gerund or present participle: floating
1.
rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
"she relaxed, floating gently in the water"
synonyms: stay afloat, stay on the surface, be buoyant, be buoyed up
"oil floats on water"
antonyms: sink
cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
"trees were felled and floated downstream"
be suspended freely in a liquid or gas.
"fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint"
2.
move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift.
"clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky"
synonyms: hover, levitate, be suspended, hang, defy gravity
"the balloon floated in the air"
drift, glide, sail, slip, slide, waft
"a cloud floated across the moon"
antonyms: rush
(of a rumor, idea, etc.) circulate.
"the notion was floating around Capitol Hill"
(of a sight or idea) come before the eyes or mind.
"the advice his father had given him floated into his mind"
(in sports) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air.
"he floated the kick into the net"
3.
put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions.
synonyms: suggest, put forward, come up with, submit, moot, propose, advance, test the popularity of; informalrun something up the flagpole (to see who salutes)
"they have just floated that idea"
antonyms: withdraw
offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time.
4.
(of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets.
"a policy of letting the pound float"
allow (a currency) to fluctuate in value.
noun
noun: float; plural noun: floats
1.
a thing that is buoyant in water, in particular.
No Flowers are there when I look up Define Float
Catherine !ttGirlsPl2 joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 31 minutes later, 35 minutes after the original post[^][v]#952,083
It's an encore airing for me.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 4 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^][v]#952,167
@952,077 (B)
Then you might want to find a more complete dictionary. You're missing out on parade floats and ice cream floats which are really some of best kinds of floats.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#952,197
@previous (D) @952,077 (B)
Also a parade float fits some of what the old man copy+pasted...
They definitely do "come before the eyes or mind." and they do "move or hover slowly".
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 6 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#952,199
> float > /flōt/ > verb > verb: float; 3rd person present: floats; past tense: floated; past participle: floated; gerund or present participle: floating > > 1. > rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking. > "she relaxed, floating gently in the water" > synonyms: stay afloat, stay on the surface, be buoyant, be buoyed up > "oil floats on water" > antonyms: sink > cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. > "trees were felled and floated downstream" > be suspended freely in a liquid or gas. > "fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint" > 2. > move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift. > "clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky" > synonyms: hover, levitate, be suspended, hang, defy gravity > "the balloon floated in the air" > drift, glide, sail, slip, slide, waft > "a cloud floated across the moon" > antonyms: rush > (of a rumor, idea, etc.) circulate. > "the notion was floating around Capitol Hill" > (of a sight or idea) come before the eyes or mind. > "the advice his father had given him floated into his mind" > (in sports) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air. > "he floated the kick into the net" > 3. > put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions. > synonyms: suggest, put forward, come up with, submit, moot, propose, advance, test the popularity of; informalrun something up the flagpole (to see who salutes) > "they have just floated that idea" > antonyms: withdraw > offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time. > 4. > (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets. > "a policy of letting the pound float" > allow (a currency) to fluctuate in value. > > noun > noun: float; plural noun: floats > > 1. > a thing that is buoyant in water, in particular. > >No Flowers are there when I look up Define Float
wtf is wrong with you
let's try again anyway
float noun
\ˈflōt \
Definition of float (Entry 1 of 2)
1 : an act or instance of floating
2 : something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid: such as
a : a device (such as a cork) buoying up the baited end of a fishing line
b : a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boats
c : a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid level
d : a sac containing air or gas and buoying up the body of a plant or animal
e : a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on water
3 : a tool or apparatus for smoothing a surface (as of wet concrete)
4 : a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tract
5 : a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade
also : the vehicle and exhibit together
6a : an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection
b : the time between a transaction (such as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it
c : the volume of a company's shares available for active trading in the auction market
7 : a soft drink with ice cream floating in it
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#952,200
> > float > > /flōt/ > > verb > > verb: float; 3rd person present: floats; past tense: floated; past participle: floated; gerund or present participle: floating > > > > 1. > > rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking. > > "she relaxed, floating gently in the water" > > synonyms: stay afloat, stay on the surface, be buoyant, be buoyed up > > "oil floats on water" > > antonyms: sink > > cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. > > "trees were felled and floated downstream" > > be suspended freely in a liquid or gas. > > "fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint" > > 2. > > move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift. > > "clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky" > > synonyms: hover, levitate, be suspended, hang, defy gravity > > "the balloon floated in the air" > > drift, glide, sail, slip, slide, waft > > "a cloud floated across the moon" > > antonyms: rush > > (of a rumor, idea, etc.) circulate. > > "the notion was floating around Capitol Hill" > > (of a sight or idea) come before the eyes or mind. > > "the advice his father had given him floated into his mind" > > (in sports) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air. > > "he floated the kick into the net" > > 3. > > put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions. > > synonyms: suggest, put forward, come up with, submit, moot, propose, advance, test the popularity of; informalrun something up the flagpole (to see who salutes) > > "they have just floated that idea" > > antonyms: withdraw > > offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time. > > 4. > > (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets. > > "a policy of letting the pound float" > > allow (a currency) to fluctuate in value. > > > > noun > > noun: float; plural noun: floats > > > > 1. > > a thing that is buoyant in water, in particular. > > > > No Flowers are there when I look up Define Float > > wtf is wrong with you > > let's try again anyway > >
float noun > \ˈflōt \ > Definition of float (Entry 1 of 2) > 1 : an act or instance of floating > 2 : something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid: such as > a : a device (such as a cork) buoying up the baited end of a fishing line > b : a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boats > c : a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid level > d : a sac containing air or gas and buoying up the body of a plant or animal > e : a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on water > 3 : a tool or apparatus for smoothing a surface (as of wet concrete) > 4 : a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tract > 5 : a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade > also : the vehicle and exhibit together > 6a : an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection > b : the time between a transaction (such as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it > c : the volume of a company's shares available for active trading in the auction market > 7 : a soft drink with ice cream floating in it
Do you have (Entry 2 of 2)?
Anonymous F replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#952,203
> > > float > > > /flōt/ > > > verb > > > verb: float; 3rd person present: floats; past tense: floated; past participle: floated; gerund or present participle: floating > > > > > > 1. > > > rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking. > > > "she relaxed, floating gently in the water" > > > synonyms: stay afloat, stay on the surface, be buoyant, be buoyed up > > > "oil floats on water" > > > antonyms: sink > > > cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. > > > "trees were felled and floated downstream" > > > be suspended freely in a liquid or gas. > > > "fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint" > > > 2. > > > move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift. > > > "clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky" > > > synonyms: hover, levitate, be suspended, hang, defy gravity > > > "the balloon floated in the air" > > > drift, glide, sail, slip, slide, waft > > > "a cloud floated across the moon" > > > antonyms: rush > > > (of a rumor, idea, etc.) circulate. > > > "the notion was floating around Capitol Hill" > > > (of a sight or idea) come before the eyes or mind. > > > "the advice his father had given him floated into his mind" > > > (in sports) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air. > > > "he floated the kick into the net" > > > 3. > > > put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions. > > > synonyms: suggest, put forward, come up with, submit, moot, propose, advance, test the popularity of; informalrun something up the flagpole (to see who salutes) > > > "they have just floated that idea" > > > antonyms: withdraw > > > offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time. > > > 4. > > > (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets. > > > "a policy of letting the pound float" > > > allow (a currency) to fluctuate in value. > > > > > > noun > > > noun: float; plural noun: floats > > > > > > 1. > > > a thing that is buoyant in water, in particular. > > > > > > No Flowers are there when I look up Define Float > > > > wtf is wrong with you > > > > let's try again anyway > > > >
float noun > > \ˈflōt \ > > Definition of float (Entry 1 of 2) > > 1 : an act or instance of floating > > 2 : something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid: such as > > a : a device (such as a cork) buoying up the baited end of a fishing line > > b : a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boats > > c : a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid level > > d : a sac containing air or gas and buoying up the body of a plant or animal > > e : a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on water > > 3 : a tool or apparatus for smoothing a surface (as of wet concrete) > > 4 : a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tract > > 5 : a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade > > also : the vehicle and exhibit together > > 6a : an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection > > b : the time between a transaction (such as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it > > c : the volume of a company's shares available for active trading in the auction market > > 7 : a soft drink with ice cream floating in it
> > Do you have (Entry 2 of 2)?
i do
float verb
floated; floating; floats
Definition of float (Entry 2 of 2)
intransitive verb
1 : to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid
2a : to drift on or through or as if on or through a fluid
yellow leaves floated down
b : WANDER
3 of a currency : to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand and without any restrictive effect of artificial support or control
transitive verb
1a : to cause to float in or on the surface of a fluid
b : to cause to float as if in a fluid
2 : FLOOD
float a cranberry bog
3 : to smooth (something, such as plaster or cement) with a float
4a : to put forth for acceptance
float a proposal
b : to place (an issue of securities) on the market
c : to obtain money for the establishment or development of (an enterprise) by issuing and selling securities
d : NEGOTIATE
float a loan
Anonymous G replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#952,205
> > > > float > > > > /flōt/ > > > > verb > > > > verb: float; 3rd person present: floats; past tense: floated; past participle: floated; gerund or present participle: floating > > > > > > > > 1. > > > > rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking. > > > > "she relaxed, floating gently in the water" > > > > synonyms: stay afloat, stay on the surface, be buoyant, be buoyed up > > > > "oil floats on water" > > > > antonyms: sink > > > > cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. > > > > "trees were felled and floated downstream" > > > > be suspended freely in a liquid or gas. > > > > "fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint" > > > > 2. > > > > move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift. > > > > "clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky" > > > > synonyms: hover, levitate, be suspended, hang, defy gravity > > > > "the balloon floated in the air" > > > > drift, glide, sail, slip, slide, waft > > > > "a cloud floated across the moon" > > > > antonyms: rush > > > > (of a rumor, idea, etc.) circulate. > > > > "the notion was floating around Capitol Hill" > > > > (of a sight or idea) come before the eyes or mind. > > > > "the advice his father had given him floated into his mind" > > > > (in sports) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air. > > > > "he floated the kick into the net" > > > > 3. > > > > put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions. > > > > synonyms: suggest, put forward, come up with, submit, moot, propose, advance, test the popularity of; informalrun something up the flagpole (to see who salutes) > > > > "they have just floated that idea" > > > > antonyms: withdraw > > > > offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time. > > > > 4. > > > > (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets. > > > > "a policy of letting the pound float" > > > > allow (a currency) to fluctuate in value. > > > > > > > > noun > > > > noun: float; plural noun: floats > > > > > > > > 1. > > > > a thing that is buoyant in water, in particular. > > > > > > > > No Flowers are there when I look up Define Float > > > > > > wtf is wrong with you > > > > > > let's try again anyway > > > > > >
float noun > > > \ˈflōt \ > > > Definition of float (Entry 1 of 2) > > > 1 : an act or instance of floating > > > 2 : something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid: such as > > > a : a device (such as a cork) buoying up the baited end of a fishing line > > > b : a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boats > > > c : a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid level > > > d : a sac containing air or gas and buoying up the body of a plant or animal > > > e : a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on water > > > 3 : a tool or apparatus for smoothing a surface (as of wet concrete) > > > 4 : a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tract > > > 5 : a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade > > > also : the vehicle and exhibit together > > > 6a : an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection > > > b : the time between a transaction (such as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it > > > c : the volume of a company's shares available for active trading in the auction market > > > 7 : a soft drink with ice cream floating in it
> > > > Do you have (Entry 2 of 2)? > > i do > >
> float verb > floated; floating; floats > Definition of float (Entry 2 of 2) > intransitive verb > > 1 : to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid > 2a : to drift on or through or as if on or through a fluid > yellow leaves floated down > b : WANDER > 3 of a currency : to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand and without any restrictive effect of artificial support or control > transitive verb > > 1a : to cause to float in or on the surface of a fluid > b : to cause to float as if in a fluid > 2 : FLOOD > float a cranberry bog > 3 : to smooth (something, such as plaster or cement) with a float > 4a : to put forth for acceptance > float a proposal > b : to place (an issue of securities) on the market > c : to obtain money for the establishment or development of (an enterprise) by issuing and selling securities > d : NEGOTIATE > float a loan