Word

float, v.
(floated, floating, floats)
freq. cnt. 21

be in motion due to some air or water current
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2

be adrift blow drift float

sample sentences

"The leaves were blowing in the wind"
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"
"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drift

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blow

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

verb group

float drift

hyponym

waft tide stream

be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

float swim

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
These cars won't %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
These cars won't %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

floating float floater floater floatation flotation

antonym

sink

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swim

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

verb group

float float

hyponym

buoy

set afloat
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

float

sample sentences

"He floated the logs down the river"
"The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The girls %s the wooden sticks

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

float floatation flotation

semantic pointers

verb group

float float, swim

hyponym

tide drift refloat

hypernym

transport

convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
<verb.change>

float

sample sentences

"float data"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

convert, change over

allow (currencies) to fluctuate
<verb.cognition>

float

sample sentences

"The government floated the ruble for a few months"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

value

make the surface of level or smooth
<verb.contact>

float

sample sentences

"float the plaster"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

masonry

hypernym

smooth, smoothen

put into the water
<verb.contact>

float

sample sentences

"float a ship"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

float floatation flotation

semantic pointers

hypernym

launch

verb group

float

move lightly, as if suspended
<verb.motion>

float

sample sentences

"The dancer floated across the stage"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

verb group

float, drift, blow, be adrift float, swim

hyponym

ride

circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
<verb.social>

float

sample sentences

"The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

test, try, try out, examine, prove, essay