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 floor floor /ˈflɔr/

noun

  1. () The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)  ( flooring , floor )
    the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
     They needed rugs to cover the bare floors
    they needed rugs to cover the bare floors
     We spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent
    we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent
  2. () A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale  ( level , storey [British] , story [ N. American] , floor )
    a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
     What level is the office on?
    what level is the office on?
  3. () A lower limit  ( base , floor )
    a lower limit
     The government established a wage floor
    the government established a wage floor
  4. () The ground on which people and animals move about  ( floor )
    the ground on which people and animals move about
     The fire spared the forest floor
    the fire spared the forest floor
  5. () The bottom surface of any lake or other body of water  ( floor )
    the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
  6. A large room in a exchange where the trading is done  ( floor , trading floor )
    a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
     He is a floor trader
    he is a floor trader
  7. The legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business  ( floor )
    the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
     There was a motion from the floor
    there was a motion from the floor
  8. The parliamentary right to address an assembly  ( floor )
    the parliamentary right to address an assembly
     The chairman granted him the floor
    the chairman granted him the floor
  9. The occupants of a floor  ( floor )
    the occupants of a floor
     The whole floor complained about the lack of heat
    the whole floor complained about the lack of heat
  10. The lower inside surface of any hollow structure  ( floor )
    the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
     The floor of the pelvis
    the floor of the pelvis
     The floor of the cave
    the floor of the cave

verb

  1. Knock down with force  ( coldcock [Informal, N. American] , deck [Informal] , dump , floor , knock down )
    knock down with force
     He decked his opponent
    He decked his opponent
  2. Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off  ( ball over , blow out of the water , floor , shock , take aback )
    surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
     I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
    I was floored when I heard that I was promoted