[fləʊt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking
(e.g: she relaxed, floating gently in the water)

- move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift
(e.g: clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky)

- put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions

- (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets
(e.g: a policy of letting the pound float)


Phrases:
- float someone's boat

Origin:
Old English flotian (verb), of Germanic origin and related to fleet, reinforced in Middle English by Old French floter, also from Germanic

[fləʊt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing that is buoyant in water

- a small vehicle or cart, especially one powered by electricity

- a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of trading in a shop or stall etc., or for minor expenditures

- a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster

- a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it
(e.g: ice-cream floats)

- (in critical path analysis) the period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process


Phrases:
- float someone's boat

Origin:
Old English flotian (verb), of Germanic origin and related to fleet, reinforced in Middle English by Old French floter, also from Germanic