Float vs. Flow

To remain suspended within or on the surface of a fluid without sinking.

To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.

To be suspended in or move through space as if supported by a liquid.

To issue in a stream; pour forth

To move from place to place, especially at random.

To circulate, as the blood in the body.

To move easily or lightly

To move with a continual shifting of component particles

(Economics) To rise or fall freely in response to the market

To proceed steadily and easily

To cause to remain suspended without sinking or falling.

To exhibit a smooth or graceful continuity

To put into the water; launch

To hang loosely and gracefully

To start or establish (a business enterprise, for example).

To rise. Used of the tide.

To flood (land), as for irrigation.

To arise; derive

(Economics) To allow (the exchange value of a currency, for example) to rise or fall freely in response to the market

To be abundant; teem

To offer for consideration; suggest

To move from one place to another in large numbers

To release (a security) for sale.

To menstruate.

To arrange for (a loan).

To undergo plastic deformation without cracking or breaking. Used of rocks, metals, or minerals.

To make the surface of (plaster, for example) level or smooth.

To release as a flow

(Computers) To convert (data) from fixed-point notation to floating-point notation.

To cause to flow

A raft.

The act of flowing.

A buoy.

The smooth motion characteristic of fluids.

A life preserver.

A stream or current.

A buoyant object, such as a piece of cork or a plastic ball, used to hold a net or part of a fishing line afloat.

A flood or overflow.

A landing platform attached to a wharf and floating on the water.

A residual mass that has stopped flowing

A floating ball attached to a lever to regulate the water level in a tank.

A continuous output or outpouring

(Biology) An air-filled sac or structure that aids in the flotation of an aquatic organism. Also called air bladder, air vesicle.

A continuous movement or circulation

A decorated exhibit or scene mounted on a mobile platform and pulled or driven in a parade.

The amount that flows in a given period of time.

The number of shares of a security that are publicly owned and traded.

The rising of the tide.

A sum of money representing checks that are outstanding.

Continuity and smoothness of appearance.

The time between the issuing or depositing of a check and the debiting of the issuer's account.

A general movement or tendency

The time during which a credit card purchase can be repaid without interest.

The sequence in which operations are performed.

A tool for smoothing the surface of wet plaster or concrete.

An apparent ease or effortlessness of performance

A file with sharp ridges used for cutting or smoothing wood.

Menstrual discharge.

A soft drink with ice cream floating in it.

Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.

Excess time allowed for a task in a project schedule.

The movement of a real or figurative fluid.

To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

(math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.

To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.

The rising movement of the tide.

(transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.

Smoothness or continuity.

(intransitive) To be capable of floating.

The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.

(intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.

A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).

(intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.

(psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.

(intransitive) To drift gently through the air.

The emission of blood during menstruation.

(intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.

The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.

To circulate.

(software) The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.

(aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.

(Scotland) A morass or marsh.

(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.

(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.

(transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.

(intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth.

(intransitive) To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.

(intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.

(intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.

To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.

(intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.

To extend a short-term loan to.

(intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.

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.

To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.

(transitive) To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.

(transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.

(transitive) To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.

(transitive) To cover with varnish.

(transitive) To transport by float (vehicular trailer).

(intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

(poker) To perform a float.

To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes.

To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.

To become liquid; to melt.

A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry and economy.

A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.

To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily.

A float board.

To have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to run or flow over; to be copious.

A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.

To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks.

A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

To rise, as the tide; - opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.

An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.

To discharge blood in excess from the uterus.

A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.

To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.

(British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.

To cover with varnish.

(finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.

A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood.

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.

A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of words.

(banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.

Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river; a stream.

(insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.

The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb.

(programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.

A low-lying piece of watery land; - called also flow moss and flow bog.

A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.

The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.

The amount of fluid that flows in a given time

(poker) 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.

The act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

(knitting) One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.

Any uninterrupted stream or discharge

(automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.

Something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;

(transport) A lowboy trailer.

Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

(obsolete) The act of flowing; flux; flow.

The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;

A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.

Move or progress freely as if in a stream;

A coal cart.

Move along, of liquids;

A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.

Cause to flow;

(computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.

Be abundantly present;

(biology) The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.

Fall or flow in a certain way;

Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other float element.

Cover or swamp with water

Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the liquid surface, or mark the place of, something.

Undergo menstruation;

A float board. See Float board (below).

A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die.

The act of flowing; flux; flow.

A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.

The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.

A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.

A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.

A coal cart.

The free use of money for a time between occurrence of a transaction (such as depositing a check or a purchase made using a credit card), and the time when funds are withdrawn to cover the transaction; also, the money made available between transactions in that manner.

A vehicle on which an exhibit or display is mounted, driven or pulled as part of a parade. The float often is based on a large flat platform, and may contain a very elaborate structure with a tableau or people.

To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up.

To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air.

To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor.

To flood; to overflow; to cover with water.

To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet.

To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation.

The time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

A drink with ice cream floating in it

An elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

A hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

Something that remains on the surface of a liquid

Be in motion due to some air or water current;

Be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

Set afloat;

Circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with;

Move lightly, as if suspended;

Put into the water;

Make the surface of level or smooth;

Allow (currencies) to fluctuate;

Convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation;