floor

[[t]flɔr, floʊr[/t]]

n.

1) the part of a room that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks

2) a continuous supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building and constituting one level or stage in the structure; story

3) a level supporting surface in any structure:

the elevator floor[/ex]

4) one of two or more layers of material composing a floor

5) a platform or prepared level area for a particular use:

a threshing floor[/ex]

6) the bottom of any more or less hollow place:

the floor of a tunnel[/ex]

7) a more or less flat extent of surface:

the floor of the ocean[/ex]

8) gov the part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc., where the members sit, and from which they speak

9) gov the right of one member to speak from such a place in preference to other members:

The senator from Alaska has the floor[/ex]

10) cvb the area of a stock or commodity exchange, retail store, etc., where buying and selling or other business is conducted

11) a base or minimum level:

The government established price and wage floors[/ex]

12) to cover or furnish with a floor

13) to bring down to the floor or ground; knock down

14) to overwhelm; defeat

15) to surprise and confound; nonplus

16) cvb aum to push (the accelerator pedal) down to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power

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- mop or wipe the floor with take the floor

Etymology: bef. 900; ME flor, OE flōr; c. MLG vlōr, MHG vluor, ON flōr floor′er, n. floor′less, adj.