float

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

   “Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.”

2. fiil To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.

   “The boat floated on the water.”

3. fiil To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.

   “to float a boat”

4. fiil To be capable of floating.

   “That boat doesn't float.”

5. fiil To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.

   “I’d love to just float downstream.”

6. fiil To drift or wander aimlessly.

   “I’m not sure where they went... they're floating around here somewhere.”

7. fiil To drift gently through the air.

   “The balloon floated off into the distance.”

8. fiil To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.

   “Over the tree-tops I float thee a song, / Over the rising and sinking waves, over the myriad fields and the prairies wide, / Over the dense-pack’d cities all and the teeming wharves and ways, / I float this carol with joy, with joy to thee O death.”

9. fiil To move in a fluid manner.

   “The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.”

10. fiil To circulate.

    “There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant.”

11. fiil To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
12. fiil Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.

    “That's a daft idea... it'll never float.”

13. fiil To propose (an idea) for consideration.

    “I floated the idea of free ice cream on Fridays, but no one was interested.”

14. fiil To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
15. fiil (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.

    “The yen floats against the dollar.”

16. fiil To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.

    “The government floated the pound in January.”

17. fiil To be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
18. fiil To extend a short-term loan to.

    “Could you float me $50 until payday?”

19. fiil 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.

    “"Peg out a claim wherever you like and we will float it," was the substance of many a code of instructions sent by unprincipled men in the mining world of the colonies to the gold prospectors in Port Darwin.”

20. fiil To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.

    “This wire, nailed over the face of the old plaster will also reinforce any loose lath or plaster after the walls have set. Float the wall to the face of the lath first.”

21. isim A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

    “Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.”

22. isim A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
23. isim A float board.
24. isim A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
25. isim A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

    “When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.”

26. isim An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.

    “That float covered in roses is very pretty.”

27. isim A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
28. isim A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.

    “As soon as the skies brightened and plum-blossom was out, Paul drove off in the milkman's heavy float up to Willey Farm.”

29. isim Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.

    “Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit.”

30. isim 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.

    “You don't actually need a broker to buy shares in a float when a company is about to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.”