definition of
floating

[1] #1 floating s. borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed". wn

[2] #2 floating n. [natation] the act of someone who floats on the water. wn

[3] #3 floating s. [aimless, drifting, 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". wn

[4] #4 floating s. (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". wn

[5] #5 floating s. not definitely committed to a party or policy; "floating voters". wn