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