float

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UK /fləʊt/ US /floʊt/

verb 5noun 5

Collocations

(verb.) on water/in air

ADV

gently | downstream, downwards

upwards

The balloon drifted upwards into the sky as the children watched it disappear into the clouds.

about, around, away, off

VERB + FLOAT

seem to

The melody seemed to float through the old house every evening at sunset.

PREP

across

The boat gently floated across the calm lake while we enjoyed our picnic lunch.

down

A plastic bag floated down the stream during the heavy rainfall.

Leaves and twigs were floating in the river after the heavy rain.

The boat floated on the calm lake all afternoon while we fished.

(verb.) currency

ADV

freely

Leaves floated freely down the river after the autumn storm.

VERB + FLOAT

allow sth to

Definitions

verb

To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.

To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

The boat floated on the water.

The oil floated on the vinegar.

To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.

to float a boat

To be capable of floating.

That boat doesn't float.

Oil floats on vinegar.

To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.

I’d love to just float downstream.

noun

A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.

'What you need are frogs,' said the veteran. 'Fish them at night. There's nothing like them on big cork floats.'

A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.

A float board.

A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.

A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.

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Synonyms

verb — be in motion due to some air or water current

verb — be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink t

swim

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

float someone's boat

To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

I invited Lily to join us, but horror films don't float her boat.

Example Bank

Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.

Wiktionary

The boat floated on the water.

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The oil floated on the vinegar.

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Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.

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'What you need are frogs,' said the veteran. 'Fish them at night. There's nothing like them on big cork floats.'

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When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.

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