A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
A float board.
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
(and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination
A lowboy trailer
(tempering) A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.
The act of flowing; flux; flow.
A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
A coal cart.
A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
To be capable of floating.
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
To drift or wander aimlessly.
To drift gently through the air.
To move in a fluid manner.
To circulate.
(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
To propose (an idea) for consideration.
To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
To extend a short-term loan to.
To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
To perform a float.
To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.