afloat
/ə'flout/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Floating on or in a liquid: Not sinking; resting on the surface of water or another fluid.
- Covered with water; flooded: Submerged or awash, especially of a ship's deck.
- At sea; on board a ship: Operating or living on the water.
- In circulation; current: Being passed around, as rumors or news.
- Financially solvent; out of debt: Free from financial difficulties; able to pay one's debts.
- Uncertain or unsettled: In a state of flux or instability.
Examples of Usage
- Floating:
- The life jacket kept him afloat in the rough sea.
- Leaves were afloat on the surface of the pond.
- Flooded:
- The heavy rains left the basement afloat.
- After the leak, the kitchen floor was afloat.
- At sea:
- He spent ten years afloat as a merchant sailor.
- In circulation:
- There's a strange rumor afloat about the company's future.
- Financially solvent:
- With the new investment, the business is finally afloat again.
- Unsettled:
- Her plans for the summer were still afloat.
Advanced Usage
- To keep/stay afloat:
- To remain floating or on the surface of water.
- The swimmer struggled to stay afloat.
- (Figuratively) To manage to survive, especially financially.
- The small cafe is just barely keeping afloat.
- To set afloat:
- To launch something, like a ship or a rumor.
- They set the new yacht afloat with a champagne ceremony.
- Who set that malicious gossip afloat?
Variants and Related Words
- Float (verb): To rest or move on the surface of a liquid.
- Afloating (adverb, archaic): In a floating state.
- Flotation (noun): The action of floating or the process of keeping something afloat.
Synonyms
- Floating: Buoyant, drifting.
- Flooded: Awash, inundated, submerged.
- Current: Circulating, prevalent, widespread.
- Solvent: Debt-free, in the black, profitable.
Related Phrases
- All hands afloat: A nautical phrase meaning all crew members are on board the ship.
- Afloat and ashore: Pertaining to both maritime and land-based matters.
Adjective
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covered with water
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the main deck was afloat (or awash)
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the monsoon left the whole place awash
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a flooded bathroom
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inundated farmlands
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an overflowing tub
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borne on the water; floating
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aimlessly drifting
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