If something or someone is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can also float something on a liquid.

Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink.

A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float.

A float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught.

Something that floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it.

If a sound or smell floats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there.

If you float somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully.

If you float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about.

If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public.

If a government floats its country's currency or allows it to float, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies.

A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession.

A float is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they start selling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary.

A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.