Emerge vs Float - What's the difference?
emerge | float |
(label) To come into view.
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, title= To come out of a situation, object or a liquid.
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, title= (lb) 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.
(lb) To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density; as, to float a boat.
(lb) To be capable of floating.
(lb) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
(lb) To drift or wander aimlessly.
(lb) To drift gently through the air.
(lb) To move in a fluid manner.
(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
(lb) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
(lb) To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
To extend a short-term loan to.
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.
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(lb) To use a float (tool).
(lb) To perform a .
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
A float board.
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
(lb) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
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(lb) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
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.
(lb) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
(lb) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
(lb) A floating-point number.
A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
(lb) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of after a subsequent community card.
(lb) One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
(lb) a car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination
(lb) a lowboy trailer
(lb) A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.
(lb) The act of flowing; flux; flow.
A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
A coal cart.
In intransitive terms the difference between emerge and float
is that emerge is to become known while float is to automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.As a noun float is
a buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.emerge
English
Verb
(emerg)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}
citation, passage=The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].}}
Internal Combustion, passage=Throughout the 1500s, the populace roiled over a constellation of grievances of which the forest emerged as a key focal point. The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.}}
England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report, passage=With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.}}
Sneaky Silk Moths, passage=Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.}}
Magician’s brain, passage=The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.}}
Synonyms
* come forth, forthcome * heave in sightfloat
English
(wikipedia float)Verb
(en verb)- The boat floated on the water.
- The oil floated on the vinegar.
- That boat doesn’t float .
- Oil floats on vinegar.
- I’d love to just float downstream.
- I’m not sure where they went... they’re floating around here somewhere.
- Images from my childhood floated through my mind.
- The balloon floated off into the distance.
- The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.
- That’s a daft idea... it’ll never float .
- I floated the idea of free ice-cream on Fridays, but no one was interested.
- The yen floats against the dollar.
- The government floated the pound in January.
- Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency.
- Could you float me $50 until payday?
- He [Mario Moretti Polegato] floated the company on the Milan Stock Exchange last December and sold 29 per cent of its shares, mostly to American investors.
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- As a result of this reverse acquisition, Hurlingham changed its name to Manroy plc and floated shares on the Alternative Investment Market in London.
- It is time to float this horse's teeth.
Derived terms
* float someone's boat * whatever floats your boatNoun
(en noun)- Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.
- When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float .
- That float covered in roses is very pretty.
- As soon as the skies brightened and plum-blossom was out, Paul drove off in the milkman's heavy float up to Willey Farm.
- Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit.
- 2006', ''You don't actually need a broker to buy shares in a '''float when a company is about to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.'' — financial tips article, ''Buying shares in a float [http://www.fido.asic.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf/print/Buying+shares+in+a+float?opendocument]
- No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished.
- We make a lot of interest from our nightly float .
- That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float .
- It's true - I don't consider anything other than root-beer with vanilla ice-cream to be a "real" float .
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