Float vs Slip - What's the difference?
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(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.
(obsolete) Mud, slime.
(ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
A twig or shoot; a cutting.
(obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
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A young person (now usually with (of) introducing descriptive qualifier).
A long, thin piece of something.
* Tennyson
A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide.
To lose one's traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
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To err.
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To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out'', ''off , etc.
To pass (a note, money, etc.) often covertly.
To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
* Arbuthnot
To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
* Prior
* Dryden
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(figuratively) To move down; to slide.
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(falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
* Shakespeare
(cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
(obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
* Ben Jonson
To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
* Mortimer
To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
An act or instance of slipping.
A women's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress; a shift.
A mistake or error.
* Fuller
(nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
(nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
(medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
(cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
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An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
(printing, dated) A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
(dated) A child's pinafore.
An outside covering or case.
(obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
A particular quantity of yarn.
(UK, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
(US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
(mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
(engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
A fish, the sole.
Float is a related term of slip.
As nouns the difference between float and slip
is that float is a buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid while slip is briefs ; panties.As a verb float
is (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.float
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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Synonyms
* initial public offeringDerived terms
* floatplaneslip
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) slype, of uncertain origin.Noun
(-)Etymology 2
Probably from (etyl) slippe or (etyl) slippe. Compare Dutch slip, German Schlippe.Noun
(en noun)- a slip from a vine
- a native slip to us from foreign seeds
- She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
- moonlit slips of silver cloud
Derived terms
* pink slip * sales slipEtymology 3
Apparently from (etyl) slippen (Dutch slippen, German ).Verb
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- There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.
- A bone may slip out of place.
- She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
- He tried to slip a powder into her drink.
- Some errors slipped into the appendix.
- Thus one tradesman slips away, / To give his partner fairer play.
- Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away.
- We slipped along the hedges, noiseless and swift
- Profits have slipped over the past six months.
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- Lucento slipped me like his greyhound.
- And slip no advantage / That may secure you.
- to slip a piece of cloth or paper
- The branches also may be slipped and planted.
- A horse slips''' his bridle; a dog '''slips his collar.
Noun
(en noun)- I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
- a slip of the tongue
- This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
- We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips , in search of deer.
- He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison.
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- a pillow slip
- the slip or sheath of a sword
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