[ { "word": "float", "phonetics": [ { "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/float-au.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75269513", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } }, { "text": "/fl\u0259\u028at/", "audio": "" }, { "text": "/flo\u028at/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/float-us.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1762935", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" } } ], "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook." }, { "definition": "A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A float board.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float." }, { "definition": "An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "That float covered in roses is very pretty." }, { "definition": "A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit." }, { "definition": "(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.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished." }, { "definition": "Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "We make a lot of interest from our nightly float." }, { "definition": "A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float." }, { "definition": "A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "It's true - I don't consider anything other than root-beer with vanilla ice-cream to be a \"real\" float." }, { "definition": "A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "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.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A lowboy trailer", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(tempering) A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The act of flowing; flux; flow.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A coal cart.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [ "initial public offering" ], "antonyms": [] }, { "partOfSpeech": "verb", "definitions": [ { "definition": "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.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The boat floated on the water." }, { "definition": "To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "to float a boat" }, { "definition": "To be capable of floating.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Oil floats on vinegar." }, { "definition": "To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I\u2019d love to just float downstream." }, { "definition": "To drift or wander aimlessly.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Images from my childhood floated through my mind." }, { "definition": "To drift gently through the air.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The balloon floated off into the distance." }, { "definition": "To move in a fluid manner.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The dancer floated gracefully around the stage." }, { "definition": "To circulate.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant." }, { "definition": "(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "That\u2019s a daft idea... it\u2019ll never float." }, { "definition": "To propose (an idea) for consideration.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I floated the idea of free ice-cream on Fridays, but no one was interested." }, { "definition": "To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The yen floats against the dollar." }, { "definition": "To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Increased pressure on Thailand\u2019s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency." }, { "definition": "To extend a short-term loan to.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Could you float me $50 until payday?" }, { "definition": "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.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "2007, Jonathan Reuvid, Floating Your Company: The Essential Guide to Going Public." }, { "definition": "To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "It is time to float this horse's teeth." }, { "definition": "To transport by float (vehicular trailer).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To perform a float.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "license": { "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" }, "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/float" ] } ]