floatfloat1 /floʊt/ ●●○ verb 
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a)[intransitive] to stay or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking: 
Leaves were floating on the surface of the water. Their raft was floating away. b)[transitive] to put something on the surface of a liquid so that it does not sink: Children were floating small boats on the lake.2[intransitive] to stay in the air or move slowly through the air: I watched a balloon float up into the sky.3[transitive] to suggest an idea or plan, especially in order to find out what people think about it: Bob floated the idea in a recent meeting.4[transitive] social studies, economics to sell shares in a company or business to the public for the first time [Origin: Old English flotian]
1 a)[intransitive] to stay or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking: Leaves were floating on the surface of the water. Their raft was floating away. b)[transitive] to put something on the surface of a liquid so that it does not sink: Children were floating small boats on the lake.2[intransitive] to stay in the air or move slowly through the air: I watched a balloon float up into the sky.3[transitive] to suggest an idea or plan, especially in order to find out what people think about it: Bob floated the idea in a recent meeting.4[transitive] social studies, economics to sell shares in a company or business to the public for the first time [Origin: Old English flotian]
