float
/fləʊt//floʊt/noun
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A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
Example: Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.
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.
verb
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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.
Example: The boat floated on the water.
To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
Example: to float a boat
To be capable of floating.
Example: Oil floats on vinegar.
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
Example: I’d love to just float downstream.