I.
noun
Float is used after these nouns: ↑ milk , ↑ parade
II.
verb
1 on water/in air
ADVERB
▪ gently
▪ slowly
▪ downstream
▪ downwards/downward
▪ upwards/upward
▪
In the dream my feet leave the ground and I start to ~ upwards/upward.
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around , away , back , down , off , out , up
VERB + FLOAT
▪ seem to
▪
Her voice seemed to ~ gently on the water.
PREPOSITION
▪ across
▪
A few small clouds ~ed across the sky.
▪ down
▪
chunks of ice ~ing down the river
▪ in
▪
pieces of wood ~ing in the water
▪ on
▪
A few leaves ~ed on the surface of the water.
2 currency
ADVERB
▪ freely
▪
The government decided to allow the peso to ~ freely.
VERB + FLOAT
▪ allow sth to
Float is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ ball , ↑ boat , ↑ bubble , ↑ cloud , ↑ currency , ↑ dust , ↑ log , ↑ mist , ↑ raft , ↑ smell , ↑ swan , ↑ word
Float is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cheque , ↑ currency , ↑ share