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lutaw [lu.taw.] : float (v.); hover (v.)
Synonyms: lutang; utaw-utaw

Derivatives of lutaw


Glosses:
float
n. (time)1. floatthe time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment.
~ interval, time intervala definite length of time marked off by two instants.
n. (possession)2. floatthe number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public.
~ stockthe capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity).; "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
n. (food)3. float, ice-cream float, ice-cream sodaa drink with ice cream floating in it.
~ drinka single serving of a beverage.; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
~ root beer floatan ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer.
n. (artifact)4. floatan elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade.
~ display, presentationa visual representation of something.
n. (artifact)5. float, plasterer's floata hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco.
~ hand toola tool used with workers' hands.
n. (artifact)6. floatsomething that floats on the surface of water.
~ artefact, artifacta man-made object taken as a whole.
~ bobber, bobfloat, bob, corka small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line.
~ chipa triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line.
~ flotation device, life preserver, preserverrescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning.
~ pontoona float supporting a seaplane.
~ rafta flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
n. (animal)7. air bladder, float, swim bladderan air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy.
~ saca structure resembling a bag in an animal.
v. (motion)8. be adrift, blow, drift, floatbe in motion due to some air or water current.; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
~ go, locomote, move, travelchange location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
~ floatmove lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage"
~ waftbe driven or carried along, as by the air.; "Sounds wafted into the room"
~ tidebe carried with the tide.
~ driftcause to be carried by a current.; "drift the boats downstream"
~ streamto extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind.; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
v. (motion)9. float, swimbe afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom.
~ go, locomote, move, travelchange location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
~ floatmove lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage"
~ floatset afloat.; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
~ buoyfloat on the surface of water.
v. (motion)10. floatset afloat.; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
~ floatput into the water.; "float a ship"
~ tidecause to float with the tide.
~ driftcause to be carried by a current.; "drift the boats downstream"
~ refloatset afloat again.; "refloat a grounded boat"
~ float, swimbe afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom.
~ transportmove something or somebody around; usually over long distances.
v. (social)11. floatcirculate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with.; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
~ test, try out, essay, try, examine, proveput to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
v. (motion)12. floatmove lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage"
~ go, locomote, move, travelchange location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
~ be adrift, drift, float, blowbe in motion due to some air or water current.; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
~ float, swimbe afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom.
~ ridebe sustained or supported or borne.; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"
v. (contact)13. floatput into the water.; "float a ship"
~ launchpropel with force.; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
~ floatset afloat.; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
v. (contact)14. floatmake the surface of level or smooth.; "float the plaster"
~ masonrythe craft of a mason.
~ smooth, smoothenmake smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.; "smooth the surface of the wood"
v. (cognition)15. floatallow (currencies) to fluctuate.; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
~ valuefix or determine the value of; assign a value to.; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"
v. (change)16. floatconvert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation.; "float data"
~ convert, change overchange from one system to another or to a new plan or policy.; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
hover
v. (stative)1. hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibratebe undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
~ hesitate, waffle, waverpause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
~ shillyshallybe uncertain and vague.
v. (stative)2. hover, lingermove to and fro.; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
~ hesitate, waffle, waverpause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
v. (motion)3. hoverhang in the air; fly or be suspended above.
~ fly, wingtravel through the air; be airborne.; "Man cannot fly"
~ poisebe motionless, in suspension.; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
v. (motion)4. hover, levitatebe suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
~ levitatecause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The magician levitated the woman"
~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprisemove upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
v. (stative)5. brood, bulk large, hover, loomhang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
~ hangbe menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
~ eclipse, overshadow, dominatebe greater in significance than.; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"