kelluttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
• float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.

Senses

kelluttaa is used for these senses in English:

• buoy (transitive) To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
• float (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
• float (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
• levigate (transitive) To separate finer grains from coarser ones by suspension in a liquid.

buoy — full definition

1. noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
2. verb To keep something floating, or to lift someone's spirits or confidence.

float — full definition

1. verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
2. verb To drift gently through the air.
3. verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
4. verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
5. noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.

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