The difference between Float and Hang

Float as a verb (intransitive):

Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.

Float as a verb (transitive):

To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.

Float as a verb (intransitive):

To be capable of floating.

Float as a verb (intransitive):

To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating

Float as a verb (intransitive):

To drift or wander aimlessly.

Float as a verb (intransitive):

To drift gently through the air.

Float as a verb (intransitive):

To move in a fluid manner.

Float as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):

(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.

Float as a verb (transitive):

To propose (an idea) for consideration.

Float as a verb (intransitive):

To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.

Float as a verb (intransitive, finance):

(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.

Float as a verb (transitive, finance):

To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.

Float as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

To extend a short-term loan to.

Float as a verb (transitive, finance):

To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.

Float as a verb (transitive):

To use a float (tool).

Float as a verb (poker):

To perform a float.

Float as a verb (computing, transitive):

To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.

Float as a noun:

A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

Float as a noun:

A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.

Float as a noun:

A float board.

Float as a noun:

A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.

Float as a noun:

A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

Float as a noun:

An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.

Float as a noun (British):

A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.

Float as a noun (finance):

Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.

Float as a noun (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?):

An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.

Float as a noun (banking):

The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.

Float as a noun (insurance):

Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.

Float as a noun (programming):

A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.

Float as a noun:

A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.

Float as a noun:

A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.

Float as a noun (poker):

A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.

Float as a noun (knitting):

One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.

Float as a noun (automotive):

a car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination

Float as a noun (transport):

a lowboy trailer

Float as a noun (tempering):

A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.

Float as a noun (obsolete):

The act of flowing; flux; flow.

Float as a noun:

A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.

Float as a noun:

A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.

Float as a noun (UK, dated):

A coal cart.

Float as a noun:

A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.

Float as a noun (computing):

A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.

Hang as a verb (intransitive):

To be or remain suspended.

Hang as a verb (intransitive):

To float, as if suspended.

Hang as a verb (intransitive, of a [[ball]] in cricket, tennis, etc.):

To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like.

Hang as a verb (transitive, legal):

To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.

Hang as a verb (intransitive, legal):

To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.

Hang as a verb (intransitive, informal):

To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To exhibit (an object) by hanging.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

Hang as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):

To remain persistently in one's thoughts.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.

Hang as a verb (intransitive, computing):

To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.

Hang as a verb (transitive, computing):

To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.

Hang as a verb (transitive, chess):

To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.

Hang as a verb (intransitive, chess):

To be vulnerable to capture.

Hang as a verb (transitive, baseball, slang):

Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.

Hang as a noun:

The way in which something hangs.

Hang as a noun (figuratively):

A grip, understanding

Hang as a noun (computing):

An instance of ceasing to respond to input devices.

Hang as a noun:

A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

Hang as a noun (Ireland, informal, derogatory):

Cheap, processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.

Hang as a noun: