To propose (an idea) for consideration.
To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
To circulate.
To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
To be capable of floating.
To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
To move in a fluid manner.
To drift gently through the air.
To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
To drift or wander aimlessly.
To extend a short-term loan to.
To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
To perform a float.
To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
A float board.
A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
A lowboy trailer.
Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
To accept (zero or more arguments).
To seize or capture.
To remove.
To go.
To become; to be affected in a specified way.
To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
To proceed to fill.
To participate in.
To let in (water).
To move into.
To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
To assume (a form).
To go into, through, or along.
To apply oneself to the study of.
To deal with.
To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
To have sex with.
To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
To obtain for use by payment or lease.
To experience or feel.
To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
To carry or lead (something or someone).
To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
An intensifier.
To require.
To fill, to use up (time or space).
To avail oneself of.
To escort or conduct (a person).
To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
To receive into some relationship.
To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
To catch; to engage.
To grasp or grip.
To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
To exact.
To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
To remove or end by death; to kill.
To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
To believe, to accept the statements of.
To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
To subtract.
To bind oneself by.
To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
To perform (a role).
To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).
To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
To accept and follow (advice, etc).
To use as a means of transportation.
To admit (a penis or the penis of) into one’s bodily cavity.
To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
To select or choose; to pick.
To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
To have the intended effect.
To regard in a specified way.
To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
To adopt (select) as one's own.
To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
To adhere or be absorbed properly.
To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc).
To understand (especially in a specified way).
To have and use one's recourse to.
A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
The or an act of taking.
A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits.
The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.