Float (horse-drawn) definition

(1) Something that remains on the surface of a liquid

(2) A hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

(3) An elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

(4) A drink with ice cream floating in it

(5) The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

(6) The time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

(7) Convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

"Float data"

(8) Allow (currencies) to fluctuate

"The government floated the ruble for a few months"

(9) Make the surface of level or smooth

"Float the plaster"

(10) Put into the water

"Float a ship"

(11) Move lightly, as if suspended

"The dancer floated across the stage"

(12) Set afloat

"He floated the logs down the river"

"The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"

(13) 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"

(14) Be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

(15) Circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

"The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"