floor
/flɔr/
verb
- To knock someone down to the ground.
- He was floored by a tackle during the football game.
- The boxer floored his opponent with a powerful punch.
- The strong wind nearly floored me as I walked outside.
- To surprise or shock someone greatly.
- His sudden resignation floored his colleagues.
- The news of her promotion floored everyone in the office.
- I was floored by the price of the concert tickets.
- To press the accelerator of a vehicle all the way down.
- He floored the gas pedal and the car sped away.
- She floored it to merge onto the highway.
- The driver floored the accelerator to pass the truck.
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noun
- The flat surface that you walk on inside a building.
- Please sweep the kitchen floor after dinner.
- The baby is crawling on the floor.
- We installed new hardwood floors in the living room.
- A level or story of a building.
- We took the stairs to the second floor.
- The hotel has a restaurant on the top floor.
- Her office is on the fifth floor.
- The lowest acceptable limit or minimum level of something.
- The contract sets a floor on the minimum wage for workers.
- The government established a floor for interest rates.
- There is a price floor to prevent the product from being sold too cheaply.
- The right to speak in a meeting or debate.
- The senator yielded the floor to her colleague.
- He asked for the floor to present his proposal.
- The chair recognized her and gave her the floor.
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