float vs transport

transport vs float

float and transport both are nouns.

float and transport both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
float	Yes	No	Yes	No
transport	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, transport is a hypernym of float; that is, transport is a word with a broader meaning than float:

float: set afloat
transport: move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

float (noun)	transport (noun)
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy	the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
something that floats on the surface of water	the act of moving something from one location to another
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco	something that serves as a means of transportation
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade	a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
a drink with ice cream floating in it	an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public	a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

float (verb)	transport (verb)
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation	move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
allow (currencies) to fluctuate	send from one person or place to another
make the surface of level or smooth	hold spellbound
put into the water	move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
be in motion due to some air or water current	transport commercially
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
set afloat
move lightly, as if suspended
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

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