Meaning & use
float
To rest on the surface of a liquid or hang suspended in air without sinking.
See it in a sentence
The wooden raft floated gently down the calm river all afternoon.
Balloons floated above the parade, tied loosely to children's wrists.
A note on using this word
Float can also describe a business idea offered tentatively, as in float a plan to see how people react.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
sink
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