definition of
float

[1] #1 float v. [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". wn

[2] #2 float v. [swim] be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. wn

[3] #3 float v. set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond". wn

[4] #4 float n. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment. wn

[5] #5 float n. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public. wn