the part of a room that forms its lower surface and upon which one walks:The floor had a soft rug on it.
a continuous level surface extending horizontally throughout a building and making up one level or stage in the structure; story:Our apartment is on the fifth floor.
the lower or bottom surface:the ocean floor.
Governmentthe part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc., where the members sit, and from which they speak:on the Senate floor.
Government the right of a member to speak at a meeting:[singular* the + ~]The senator from Alaska has the floor.
the area of a stock or commodity exchange, retail store, etc., where buying and selling or other business is conducted:bought the sample off the showroom floor.
a base or minimum level:The government established price and wage floors.
v.[~ + object]
to cover or furnish with a floor.
to knock down; flatten:floored the bully with one punch.
to surprise and confuse; overwhelm:I was floored by their generosity.
Automotiveto push (the accelerator pedal) down to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power.
Idioms
mop or wipe the floor with, [ mop/wipe + the + ~ + with + obj][Informal.]to overwhelm completely; defeat:The team mopped the floor with their opponents.
Idiomstake the floor, to arise to address a meeting:The senator from Alaska took the floor.
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
a continuous, supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building, having a number of rooms, apartments, or the like, and constituting one level or stage in the structure; story.
a level, supporting surface in any structure:the elevator floor.
one of two or more layers of material composing a floor:rough floor; finish floor.
a platform or prepared level area for a particular use:a threshing floor.
the bottom of any more or less hollow place:the floor of a tunnel.
a more or less flat extent of surface:the floor of the ocean.
Governmentthe part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc., where the members sit, and from which they speak.
Governmentthe right of one member to speak from such a place in preference to other members:The senator from Alaska has the floor.
the area of a floor, as in a factory or retail store, where items are actually made or sold, as opposed to offices, supply areas, etc.:There are only two salesclerks on the floor.
the main part of a stock or commodity exchange or the like, as distinguished from the galleries, platform, etc.
the bottom, base, or minimum charged, demanded, or paid:The government avoided establishing a price or wage floor.
Miningan underlying stratum, as of ore, usually flat.
[Naut.]
Naval Termsthe bottom of a hull.
Naval Termsany of a number of deep, transverse framing members at the bottom of a steel or iron hull, generally interrupted by and joined to any vertical keel or keelsons.
Naval Termsthe lowermost member of a frame in a wooden vessel.
mop or wipe the floor with, [Informal.]to overwhelm completely; defeat:He expected to mop the floor with his opponents.
Idiomstake the floor, to arise to address a meeting.
v.t.
to cover or furnish with a floor.
to bring down to the floor or ground; knock down:He floored his opponent with one blow.
to overwhelm; defeat.
to confound or puzzle; nonplus:I was floored by the problem.
AutomotiveAlso, floorboard. to push (a foot-operated accelerator pedal) all the way down to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power.
bef. 900; Middle English flor, Old English flōr; cognate with Old Norse flōr, Middle Low German vlōr, Middle High German vluor (German Flur)