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float
verb
-
float
,
floating
,
floats
,
floated
to
stay
or
move
gently
on
the
surface
of
water
or
in
the
air
without
sinking
or
falling
•
The
red
leaf
floated
gently
down
the
river
.
The
red
leaf
floated
gently
down
the
river
.
•
After
the
storm
,
several
plastic
bottles
were
floating
on
the
lake
.
After
the
storm
,
several
plastic
bottles
were
floating
on
the
lake
.
From
Old
English
‘
flotan
’
meaning
‘
to
float
,
swim
’.
noun
a
sweet
drink
made
by
putting
ice
cream
into
a
glass
of
soda
,
such
as
root
beer
or
cola
•
I
ordered
a
root-beer
float
with
two
scoops
of
vanilla
.
I
ordered
a
root-beer
float
with
two
scoops
of
vanilla
.
•
The
kids
laughed
when
the
soda
fizzed
over
the
rim
of
their
floats
.
The
kids
laughed
when
the
soda
fizzed
over
the
rim
of
their
floats
.
First
appeared
in
the
United
States
in
the
late
19th
century
,
combining
soda
and
ice
cream
that
‘
floats
’
on
top
.
noun
a
large
,
decorated
platform
,
usually
built
on
a
vehicle
,
that
moves
slowly
in
a
parade
or
festival
•
The
children
cheered
as
the
dragon-shaped
float
rolled
past
them
.
The
children
cheered
as
the
dragon-shaped
float
rolled
past
them
.
•
Our
school
built
a
colorful
float
for
the
summer
festival
.
Our
school
built
a
colorful
float
for
the
summer
festival
.
Named
because
the
decorated
platform
was
originally
made
to
seem
as
though
it
was
‘
floating
’
above
the
road
.
verb
-
float
,
floating
,
floats
,
floated
to
put
forward
an
idea
,
plan
,
or
suggestion
for
others
to
consider
•
She
floated
the
idea
of
working
four
days
a
week
to
the
team
.
She
floated
the
idea
of
working
four
days
a
week
to
the
team
.
•
The
manager
is
floating
a
proposal
for
a
new
company
logo
.
The
manager
is
floating
a
proposal
for
a
new
company
logo
.
Extension
of
the
physical
sense
:
letting
an
idea
‘
float
’
to
see
how
it
moves
among
people
.
noun
in
computing
,
a
number
that
includes
a
decimal
point
and
can
represent
fractions
;
short
for
“
floating-point
number
”
•
In
this
program
,
we
store
the
temperature
as
a
float
.
In
this
program
,
we
store
the
temperature
as
a
float
.
•
The
calculator
rounds
the
float
to
two
decimal
places
.
The
calculator
rounds
the
float
to
two
decimal
places
.
Shortened
from
“
floating-point
”,
referring
to
the
moving
decimal
point
in
the
internal
representation
of
the
number
.
