defloat

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verb

To cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.

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Meanings

verbdefloat (third-person singular simple present defloats, present participle defloating, simple past and past participle defloated)

present singular third person defloats · participle present defloating · participle past defloated · past defloated

  1. transitivecomputingTo cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.

    To defloat a selection, press Ctrl+Shift+F or choose Selections➪Defloat.

    2005, Paint Shop Pro 9 For Dummies, →ISBN, page 60
    2 more examples

    Watch out for operations that defloat the selection. Deselecting the image defloats it, of course. You also defloat a selection if you clone it by Option-dragging, modify the selection outline by Shiftdragging, or enter the quick mask mode.

    1995, Deke McClelland, Photoshop 3 for Macs for Dummies, →ISBN

    There are two ways you can defloat a selection, or cause it to merge with your image.

    1999, Joshua Pruitt, Ramona Pruitt, SAMS Teach Yourself GIMP in 24 Hours, →ISBN, page 68

Origin

From de- + float.

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APA

defloat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defloat

MLA

“defloat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defloat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defloat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defloat.

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