floor meaning and definition

FLOOR noun

Definition of floor (noun)

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

FLOOR verb

Definition of floor (verb)

1. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
   • "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
   • synonyms: ball over, blow out of the water, shock, take aback
2. knock down with force
   • "He decked his opponent"
   • synonyms: coldcock, deck, dump, knock down