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# float

«float» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To stay on top of water or another liquid without sinking** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (float, floats, floated, floating); noun (a float, floats)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To stay on top of water or another liquid without sinking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#m1)

2) To move slowly through air or water: a balloon floats away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#m2)

3) A noun: something that floats, like a float used to learn swimming or on a fishing line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#m3)

4) A noun: a decorated truck in a parade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#m4)

5) A noun: a small amount of money in a cash box for change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science: an object floats if it is less dense than the water (lighter for its size); wood, ice and air-filled balls float; stones and coins sink; salty water helps things float better. Sink-or-float experiments. In swimming safety: if you fall into water, float on your back to rest and breathe; use floats when learning. Phrases: float or sink, float on your back, floating island, float away, float in a parade.

### examples

- and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need; and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.' (Writings 2CH.2.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x1)
- Wood floats but stones sink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x2)
- Ice floats on water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x3)
- Lie on your back and float. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x4)
- I use a float in my swimming lesson. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x5)
- The balloon floated up into the sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x6)
- We tested which objects float or sink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x7)
- Leaves floated down the stream. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x8)
- The school float in the parade was covered in flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x9)
- The canoe floated to the shore. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x10)

### note

Regular verb: floated. Opposite: sink. Myth: heavy things don't always sink — a huge ship floats because its shape holds lots of air and is light for its size. In science lessons «floats» means stays at the top.

### In the corpora

- [Dandelion seeds float on tiny parachutes into pavement cracks, where dust and water collect, and a long taproot finds water deep down.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/14-the-city-as-a-habitat/9/)
- [A floating plastic bag looks like a jellyfish to a leatherback, which is one big reason to keep plastic out of the sea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/31-turtles-and-tortoises/11/)
- [Fish have no eyelids, but many rest by slowing down and floating still; some parrotfish sleep in a bubble of slime.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/55-sleep-and-hibernation/15/)
- [Seals can sleep floating upright with their noses up, hold their breath for many minutes and close their nostrils tightly when they dive.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/100-sea-lions-seals-and-otters/9/)
- [Sea turtles eat jellyfish, and floating plastic bags look like jellyfish, so turtles sometimes swallow plastic, which can block their stomachs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «float» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.