To bring to the surface (as the dregs of a liquid); hence figurative to set (esp. something bad) in motion, set agog, stir up, make active.
| 单词 | θ74733 |
| 释义 | the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > cause to float [verb (transitive)] (7) to set afloat (on float)1586 To bring to the surface (as the dregs of a liquid); hence figurative to set (esp. something bad) in motion, set agog, stir up, make active. swim1669 To cause to float; to buoy up. float1853 To place (a sheet of paper, etc.) flat on the surface of a liquid. Chiefly Photography. Subcategories:— float upon (1) — keep from sinking (1) — furnish sufficient depth of water for flotation (1) — hold or cause to be held in suspension (1) |
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