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How to pronounce float in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms air bladder, swim bladder
Type of sac
Type Words
Synonyms be adrift, blow, drift
Type of locomote, go, move, travel
Has types stream, tide, waft
Verb group drift
Type Words
Synonyms plasterer's float
Type of hand tool
Type Words
Synonyms swim
Type of go, move, locomote, travel
Has types buoy
Derivation flotation, floating, floater, floatation
Type Words
Synonyms ice-cream float, ice-cream soda
Type of drink
Has types root beer float
Type Words
Type of value


The government floated the ruble for a few months.
Type Words
Type of presentation, display
Type Words
Type of essay, prove, test, try, try out, examine


The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform.
Type Words
Type of change over, convert


float data.
Type Words
Type of smooth, smoothen


float the plaster.
Type Words
Type of go, locomote, move, travel
Has types ride
Verb group swim, drift, blow, be adrift


The dancer floated across the stage.
Type Words
Type of launch
Derivation flotation, floatation


float a ship.
Type Words
Type of transport
Has types tide, drift, refloat
Verb group swim
Derivation floatation, flotation


He floated the logs down the river.
The boy floated his toy boat on the pond.
Type Words
Type of artefact, artifact
Has types raft, bob, flotation device, pontoon, life preserver, bobfloat, bobber, preserver, cork, chip
Derivation floaty
Type Words
Type of stock
Type Words
Type of interval, time interval

Examples of float

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Pour the Champagne and vodka in a glass and add the lemon wheel to float on top.
From the omaha.com
There was even a Salad Bowl parade, with a float shaped like, yes, a salad bowl.
From the time.com
Chris Liddell has confounded sceptics to make the GM float a resounding success.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The longer we wait the higher we float the longer the drop the greater the pain.
From the economist.com
Smallmouth bass bite is very good on shiners and using the float-and-fly method.
From the tennessean.com
A spot is reserved on the float for next year's mayor and two residents to ride.
From the ocregister.com
They have budgeted $200,000 for the float and have raised about $110,000 so far.
From the ocregister.com
Watch for the Mount Pleasant Food Ministry float in the town's Christmas parade.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Without water, your concrete pool will almost certainly float out of the ground.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • The time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
  • 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"
  • The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
  • Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
  • Ice-cream soda: a drink with ice cream floating in it
  • Set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
  • Float is American hip hop artist Aesop Rock's second full-length album, his first major release.
  • Floating is a bartending technique where a liquor or ingredient is layered at the top of a drink.
  • The float is a breakdance move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands. ...