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How to pronounce float?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of float by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of float through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of float is /flˈoʊt/.

Definition of float according to Wiktionary:
float can be a verb or a noun

As a verb float can mean:
1. Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
2. To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
3. To be capable of floating.
4. To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
5. To drift or wander aimlessly.
6. To drift gently through the air.
7. To move in a fluid manner.
8. To circulate.
9. (of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
10. To propose (an idea) for consideration.
11. To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
12. (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
13. To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
14. To extend a short-term loan to.
15. To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
16. To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
17. To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
18. To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
19. To perform a float.
20. To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.

As a noun float can mean:
1. A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
2. A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
3. A float board.
4. A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
5. A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
6. An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
7. A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
8. Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
9. An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
10. The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
11. Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
12. A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
13. A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
14. A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
15. A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
16. One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
17. A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
18. A lowboy trailer.
19. A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.
20. The act of flowing; flux; flow.
21. A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
22. A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
23. A coal cart.
24. A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
25. A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.



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