float - Meaning in Tamil

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float - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of float in English

float noun

1. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

   Synonyms

   air bladder, swim bladder

2. something that floats on the surface of water
3. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

   Synonyms

   plasterer's float

4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
5. a drink with ice cream floating in it

   Synonyms

   ice-cream float, ice-cream soda

6. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
7. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

float verb

1. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

   Example

   • "float data"
2. allow (currencies) to fluctuate

   Example

   • "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
3. make the surface of level or smooth

   Example

   • "float the plaster"
4. put into the water

   Example

   • "float a ship"
5. move lightly, as if suspended

   Example

   • "The dancer floated across the stage"
6. set afloat

   Examples

   • "He floated the logs down the river"
   • "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
7. be in motion due to some air or water current

   Synonyms

   be adrift, blow, blow, drift

   Examples

   • "the boat drifted on the lake"
   • "The leaves were blowing in the wind"
   • "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"
   • "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
8. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

   Synonyms

   swim

9. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

   Example

   • "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

Synonyms of float

• air bladder, swim bladder
• plasterer's float
• ice-cream float, ice-cream soda
• be adrift, blow, drift
• swim

Antonyms of float

go down, go under, settle, sink

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