"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"
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
set afloat;
"He floated the logs down the river"
"The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with;
"The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
move lightly, as if suspended;
"The dancer floated across the stage"
put into the water;
"float a ship"
make the surface of level or smooth;
"float the plaster"
allow (currencies) to fluctuate;
"The government floated the ruble for a few months"
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation;