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floating definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb float 4 of 8 senses of float Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => waft => tide => stream Sense 2 float, swim => buoy Sense 3 float => tide => drift => refloat Sense 5 float => ride Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb float 4 of 8 senses of float Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => waft => tide => stream Sense 2 float, swim => buoy Sense 3 float => tide => drift => refloat Sense 5 float => ride Entailment of verb float Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb float 8 senses of float Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 float, swim => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 float => transport Sense 4 float => test, prove, try try out examine, essay Sense 5 float => travel, go move locomote Sense 6 float => launch Sense 7 float => value Sense 8 float => convert, change over Familiarity of verb float float used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb float Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 float, swim => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 float => transport Sense 5 float => travel, go move locomote Sense 6 float => launch -------------- Sense 4 float => test, prove, try try out examine, essay -------------- Sense 7 float => value -------------- Sense 8 float => convert, change over -------------- Grep of noun floating floating-moss floating-point notation floating-point number floating-point operation floating-point representation system floating bridge floating dock floating dry dock floating fern floating mine floating policy million floating point operations per second Overview of verb float The verb float has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) float, drift, be adrift, blow -- (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") 2. (4) float, swim -- (be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink) 3. (3) float -- (set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond") 4. float -- (circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform") 5. float -- (move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage") 6. float -- (put into the water; "float a ship") 7. float -- (allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months") 8. float -- (convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data") Overview of adj floating The adj floating has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) floating -- (hanging or moving freely in air; "floating thistledown"; "floating banners") 2. (0) floating -- (borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed") 3. aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant -- (continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties") 4. floating -- (inclined to move or be moved about "a floating crap game") 5. floating -- ((of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position; "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney") 6. floating -- (not definitely committed to a party or policy; "floating voters") Antonyms of adj floating 6 senses of floating Sense 1 floating INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Sense 2 floating INDIRECT (VIA sunken, afloat) -> aground INDIRECT (VIA afloat, aground) -> sunken, submerged Sense 3 aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant INDIRECT (VIA unsettled) -> settled Sense 4 floating INDIRECT (VIA mobile) -> immobile Sense 5 floating(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA unfixed) -> fixed Sense 6 floating(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA uncommitted) -> committed Similarity of adj floating 6 senses of floating Sense 1 floating => moving (vs. nonmoving) Sense 2 floating => afloat(prenominal) (vs. aground) (vs. sunken) Sense 3 aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant => unsettled (vs. settled) Sense 4 floating => mobile (vs. immobile) Sense 5 floating(postnominal) => unfixed (vs. fixed) Sense 6 floating(postnominal) => uncommitted (vs. committed) Attributes of adj floating Familiarity of adj floating floating used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj floating floating Overview of verb float The verb float has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) float, drift, be adrift, blow -- (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") 2. (4) float, swim -- (be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink) 3. (3) float -- (set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond") 4. float -- (circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform") 5. float -- (move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage") 6. float -- (put into the water; "float a ship") 7. float -- (allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months") 8. float -- (convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data") Overview of adj floating The adj floating has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) floating -- (hanging or moving freely in air; "floating thistledown"; "floating banners") 2. (0) floating -- (borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed") 3. aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant -- (continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties") 4. floating -- (inclined to move or be moved about "a floating crap game") 5. floating -- ((of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position; "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney") 6. floating -- (not definitely committed to a party or policy; "floating voters")
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