float

the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

a drink with ice cream floating in it

an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

something that floats on the surface of water

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”

be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

“These cars won't float”

set afloat

“He floated the logs down the river”

“The boy floated his toy boat on the pond”

“The girls float the wooden sticks”

circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

“The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform”

move lightly, as if suspended

“The dancer floated across the stage”

put into the water

“float a ship”