1. To remain suspended within or on the surface of a fluid without sinking. 2. To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid. 3. To move from place to place, especially at random. 4. Truman Capote 5. allowed the dollar to float. 6. To cause to remain suspended without sinking or falling. 7. float a ship; float a navy. 8. To start or establish (a business enterprise, for example). 9. To flood (land), as for irrigation. 10. To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to find freely its real level in relationship to other currencies. 11. To release (a security) for sale. 12. To arrange for (a loan). 13. To make the surface of (plaster, for example) level or smooth. 14. To convert (data) from fixed-point notation to floating-point notation. 15. Something that floats, as: 16. A raft. 17. A buoy. 18. A life preserver. 19. A buoyant object, such as a cork, used to hold a net or fishing line afloat. 20. A landing platform attached to a wharf and floating on the water. 21. A floating ball attached to a lever to regulate the water level in a tank. 22. air vesicle 23. A decorated exhibit or scene mounted on a mobile platform and pulled or driven in a parade. 24. A sum of money representing checks that are outstanding. 25. A tool for smoothing the surface of plaster or cement. 26. milk shake
