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move vs float

float vs move

move and float both are nouns.

move and float both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
float Yes No Yes No
As verbs, float is a hyponym of move; that is, float is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • float: move lightly, as if suspended
Other hyponyms of move include circulate, go around, spread, carry, ease, whish, swap, seek, whine, fly, ride, come, ghost, betake oneself, overfly, pass over, travel, wend, do, raft, get about, get around, repair, resort, cruise, journey, travel, come, come up, round, trundle, push, travel purposefully, swing, cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander, take the air, walk, meander, thread, wander, weave, wind, forge, spirt, spurt, crawl, creep, scramble, slide, slither, roll, wheel, glide, bounce, jounce, breeze, be adrift, blow, drift, play, swim, swim, walk, move around, turn, circle, slice into, slice through, drift, err, stray, run, step, drive, motor, automobile, ski, fly, wing, steam, steamer, tram, taxi, ferry, caravan, ride, sit, prance, swim, arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise, ascend, go up, come down, descend, fall, go down, fall, crank, zigzag, follow, travel along, advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw, retrograde, continue, go forward, move ahead, proceed, back, pan, follow, lead, precede, follow, pursue, return, derail, jump, flock, accompany, billow, circulate, circle, angle, pass, go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by, hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip, speed, zoom, drive, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, shack, trail, shuttle, hiss, whoosh, whisk, career, circuit, lance, go around, outflank, propagate, draw, change, transfer, swash, pace, step, tread, step, hurtle, retreat, whistle, island hop, plough, plow, lurch, sift, fall, drag, run, bang, precess, move around, travel, ride, snowshoe, beetle.
move (noun) float (noun)
the act of deciding to do something an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
the act of changing your residence or place of business something that floats on the surface of water
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
a change of position that does not entail a change of location an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
the act of changing location from one place to another a drink with ice cream floating in it
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
move (verb) float (verb)
be in a state of action convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
go or proceed from one point to another allow (currencies) to fluctuate
progress by being changed make the surface of level or smooth
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting put into the water
have a turn; make one's move in a game be in motion due to some air or water current
give an incentive for action be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon set afloat
arouse sympathy or compassion in move lightly, as if suspended
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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