n. The act of supporting one's self, or the state of being supported or borne, on the surface of water or other liquid; flotation.n. In agriculture, the flooding or overflowing of meadow-lands.n. The spreading of stucco or plaster on the surface of walls, etc.; also, the second coat of three-coat plastering-work.n. A method of obtaining pigments and other materials in a very finely divided state.n. In electrotyping, the process of filling lowspaced forms of type with liquid plaster up to the shoulders of the type, and brushing off the superfluous plaster after it is dry, preparatory to taking a mold.n. In weaving, a thread of weft which floats, spans, or crosses on the top of several warped threads. See flushing, 1.n. The method or practice of hunting game by approaching it with a boat at night; fire-hunting; shining; jacking.Borne on the surface of the water or other liquid, or on the air: as, a floating leaf; floating islands.Not fixed or settled in a definite state or place; fluctuating: as, floating population.Free; disconnected; unattached: as, the floating ribs in some fishes.In finance: Composed of sums of varying amount due at different but specified dates; unfunded: as, a large floating debt.Not fixed or definitely invested; not appropriated to any fixed permanent investment, as in lands, buildings, machinery, etc., but ready to be used as occasion demands; in circulation or use: as, floating capital (opposed to fixed capital). See capital.n. The process of fattening oysters and scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water, thus causing the tissues to become distended. See float, n., 1 , and float, v. t., 3. Also known as fattening, laying out, and plumping.