Afloat
adjective
On the surface of water, not sinking.
The boat stays afloat due to its design.
Often appears as...
- stay afloat
- keep afloat
adjective
Existing or succeeding in staying in operation or business.
The small business managed to stay afloat during the economic crisis.
Often appears as...
- stay afloat
- keep afloat
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Business
adverb
On the water, not on land.
When the sails are set, the ship goes afloat.
Often appears as...
- set afloat
- come afloat
adjective
Spread widely, as of news or rumor.
There are rumors afloat about his resignation.
Often appears as...
- rumors afloat
- news afloat
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Colloquial
adjective
On the surface of water, not sinking.
The boat stays afloat due to its design.
Often appears as...
- stay afloat
- keep afloat
adjective
Existing or succeeding in staying in operation or business.
The small business managed to stay afloat during the economic crisis.
Often appears as...
- stay afloat
- keep afloat
Usage tips
Business
adverb
On the water, not on land.
When the sails are set, the ship goes afloat.
Often appears as...
- set afloat
- come afloat
adjective
Spread widely, as of news or rumor.
There are rumors afloat about his resignation.
Often appears as...
- rumors afloat
- news afloat
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Balance
Used to describe an object's ability to remain on water surface, implying balance or buoyancy.
The swimmer kept the ball afloat effortlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Submerged
Stresses that something is not below the water surface, used in both literal and metaphorical scenarios.
After the flood, few houses were left afloat.
Pro Tip 3/3Sailors' Slang
Originally used by sailors, but it's now part of common language to describe things on or in water.
The wreckage was still afloat when rescuers arrived.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Balance
Used to describe an object's ability to remain on water surface, implying balance or buoyancy.
The swimmer kept the ball afloat effortlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Submerged
Stresses that something is not below the water surface, used in both literal and metaphorical scenarios.
After the flood, few houses were left afloat.
Pro Tip 3/3Sailors' Slang
Originally used by sailors, but it's now part of common language to describe things on or in water.
The wreckage was still afloat when rescuers arrived.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Balance
Used to describe an object's ability to remain on water surface, implying balance or buoyancy.
The swimmer kept the ball afloat effortlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Submerged
Stresses that something is not below the water surface, used in both literal and metaphorical scenarios.
After the flood, few houses were left afloat.
Pro Tip 3/3Sailors' Slang
Originally used by sailors, but it's now part of common language to describe things on or in water.
The wreckage was still afloat when rescuers arrived.
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How artists can...
And then as more and more creators started popping up online, there was just more competition for these five-figure brand deals that had kept the band afloat for years. And to top it all off, our videos themselves -- the creative stuff that we made that our fans loved and appreciated -- that were actually contributing value to the world,
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Our Water Footprint PIPE...
to keep our lifestyles afloat and most of that is in our diet so we can become more conscious about not wasting food because every time we waste food we're wasting water if we want to we can be more conscious about the kinds of foods we eat eating more healthily but also food that's maybe a bit less thirsty in
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What makes a friendship...
it seems to get harder and harder to sustain the friendships I left behind. But right now, sustaining those friendships seems especially important and especially difficult. So I'm wondering what is manageable? How can I keep those friendships afloat without getting overwhelmed?
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The physics of surfing -...
The board’s size and light construction help it displace a lot of water. In turn, a buoyant force equal to the weight of the displaced water pushes up, counteracting you and your board’s weight. This lets you stay afloat while you wait to paddle for a wave.
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Stephanie Kelton: The...
and expanded health care to cover more of the population. They gave money to businesses to help keep them afloat while much of the economy was temporarily shut down. They offered debt relief to millions of people who borrowed money to go to college.
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5 Things to Know About...
inside their heads when they put their heads down to braids this protects them from predators they can see what's in front of them while their head is down it doesn't always work but it has helped their species stay afloat and that's what matters
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The real reason female...
while a prevention focus is concerned with losses and emphasizes safety, responsibility and security needs. Since the best-case scenario for a prevention focus is to simply maintain the status quo, this has us treading water just to stay afloat,
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How to build a resilient...
on islands that stay afloat for over 25 years. Although global attention is focused on the pandemic, cities are still sinking and sea levels are still rising. And high-tech solutions are definitely going to help us solve some of these problems,
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Ants Ingenious Survival...
ready to lift off to start a new colony if the rat gets into trouble remarkably some of the pupae are set aside to act as flotation devices to help keep the raft afloat as the water level rises further the raft
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A boat carrying 500...
One man approached them with a small baby perched on his shoulder, nine months old -- Malek. He was holding onto a gas canister to stay afloat, and he said to them,
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How artists can...
And then as more and more creators started popping up online, there was just more competition for these five-figure brand deals that had kept the band afloat for years. And to top it all off, our videos themselves -- the creative stuff that we made that our fans loved and appreciated -- that were actually contributing value to the world,
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Our Water Footprint PIPE...
to keep our lifestyles afloat and most of that is in our diet so we can become more conscious about not wasting food because every time we waste food we're wasting water if we want to we can be more conscious about the kinds of foods we eat eating more healthily but also food that's maybe a bit less thirsty in
Video examples
What makes a friendship...
it seems to get harder and harder to sustain the friendships I left behind. But right now, sustaining those friendships seems especially important and especially difficult. So I'm wondering what is manageable? How can I keep those friendships afloat without getting overwhelmed?
Video examples
The physics of surfing -...
The board’s size and light construction help it displace a lot of water. In turn, a buoyant force equal to the weight of the displaced water pushes up, counteracting you and your board’s weight. This lets you stay afloat while you wait to paddle for a wave.
Video examples
Stephanie Kelton: The...
and expanded health care to cover more of the population. They gave money to businesses to help keep them afloat while much of the economy was temporarily shut down. They offered debt relief to millions of people who borrowed money to go to college.
Video examples
5 Things to Know About...
inside their heads when they put their heads down to braids this protects them from predators they can see what's in front of them while their head is down it doesn't always work but it has helped their species stay afloat and that's what matters
Video examples
The real reason female...
while a prevention focus is concerned with losses and emphasizes safety, responsibility and security needs. Since the best-case scenario for a prevention focus is to simply maintain the status quo, this has us treading water just to stay afloat,
Video examples
How to build a resilient...
on islands that stay afloat for over 25 years. Although global attention is focused on the pandemic, cities are still sinking and sea levels are still rising. And high-tech solutions are definitely going to help us solve some of these problems,
Video examples
Ants Ingenious Survival...
ready to lift off to start a new colony if the rat gets into trouble remarkably some of the pupae are set aside to act as flotation devices to help keep the raft afloat as the water level rises further the raft
Video examples
A boat carrying 500...
One man approached them with a small baby perched on his shoulder, nine months old -- Malek. He was holding onto a gas canister to stay afloat, and he said to them,
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Wendy Davis
American Politician
The truth is that at age 19, I was a teenage mother living alone with my daughter in a trailer and struggling to keep us afloat on my way to a divorce. And I knew then that I was going to have to work my way up and out of that life if I was going to give my daughter a better life and a better future, and that's what I've done.
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Georges Duhamel
French Novelist
The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?
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Britt Baker
American Wrestler
Wrestling kept me sane during dental school. That was the hardest time of my life, and I don't know how I would have made it without the distractions of wrestling to keep me afloat.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
The more I learn about industry structures, the more I feel that once a company has paid the fee, in a manner of speaking, to enter a sector, it becomes even harder to stay afloat.
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Seamus Heaney
Irish Poet
The gift of writing is to be self-forgetful, to get a surge of inner life or inner supply or unexpected sense of empowerment, to be afloat, to be out of yourself.
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Chrissy Metz
American Actress
I have been able to help my friends and people that I believe in pay their bills and stay afloat in L.A. while following their dreams.
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Emraan Hashmi
Indian Actor
I tried to dance in my earlier films, but it was more like struggling to stay afloat once you are thrown into the water.
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Denzel Curry
American Musician
I started adapting, and that's how I've been able to stay afloat all these years. It's important to be adaptable.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.
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Diana Taurasi
American Basketball Player
I'm lucky to have Penny around, she keeps the ship afloat.
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Wendy Davis
American Politician
The truth is that at age 19, I was a teenage mother living alone with my daughter in a trailer and struggling to keep us afloat on my way to a divorce. And I knew then that I was going to have to work my way up and out of that life if I was going to give my daughter a better life and a better future, and that's what I've done.
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Georges Duhamel
French Novelist
The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?
Quote examples
Britt Baker
American Wrestler
Wrestling kept me sane during dental school. That was the hardest time of my life, and I don't know how I would have made it without the distractions of wrestling to keep me afloat.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
The more I learn about industry structures, the more I feel that once a company has paid the fee, in a manner of speaking, to enter a sector, it becomes even harder to stay afloat.
Quote examples
Seamus Heaney
Irish Poet
The gift of writing is to be self-forgetful, to get a surge of inner life or inner supply or unexpected sense of empowerment, to be afloat, to be out of yourself.
Quote examples
Chrissy Metz
American Actress
I have been able to help my friends and people that I believe in pay their bills and stay afloat in L.A. while following their dreams.
Quote examples
Emraan Hashmi
Indian Actor
I tried to dance in my earlier films, but it was more like struggling to stay afloat once you are thrown into the water.
Quote examples
Denzel Curry
American Musician
I started adapting, and that's how I've been able to stay afloat all these years. It's important to be adaptable.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.
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Diana Taurasi
American Basketball Player
I'm lucky to have Penny around, she keeps the ship afloat.
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