 
		
		Definition of float:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		a 
buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid; a sort of 
trowel used for finishing 
concrete surfaces
		
 
								
				"attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook."
			
			
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		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; to be capable of floating
		
								
				"the boat floated on the water."