"float" meaning in English

See float in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /floʊt/ Audio: en-us-float.ogg [US] Forms: float [singular], floats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something which stays on or near the surface of water or another liquid.
    Sense id: simple-float-en-noun-VmBjGST2
  2. A buoyant used to help balance in water or another liquid.
    Sense id: simple-float-en-noun-gkBpVITR
  3. A nicely decorated vehicle, to show in a parade or pageant.
    Sense id: simple-float-en-noun-7JYOjVO1

Verb

IPA: /floʊt/ Audio: en-us-float.ogg [US] Forms: float [canonical], floats [third-person, singular], floated [past], floated [past, participle], floating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you float, it means that your density is lower than the density of the liquid you are in, which makes you be at the surface of the liquid.
    Sense id: simple-float-en-verb-G2fmWdAQ Categories (other): Verbs
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