Float over and Hover

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Hover and float over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hover" instead a verb "Float over".

Hover verb - To rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air.

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Float over and hover are semantically related. You can use "Float over" instead a verb "Hover".

Nearby Words: hovered, hovering

You can float over pit traps and hover over clouds, but you're not flying, and in IV, V and VII, you can't levitate in the sky without a cloud to hold you up (requiring you to use other methods to reach certain Floating Continents).

Source: Video Game / Might and Magic
Usually, hover skates will act like foot-mounted hovercraft: they'll propel the user forward as well as lifting them up (so no need to spend muscle power to move, like normal skates) and they'll be able to float over things that wouldn't normally support the user's weight (like water).

Source: Hover Skates

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