noun
plural floors
[count] :the part of a room on which you stand
[count] the lower inside surface of something (such as a vehicle)
the area of ground at the bottom of something - usually singular
[count] :a level in a building
[count] :a large indoor space where people gather for some activity - usually singular
[singular] :the people who are gathered in a place for a public meeting
[count] :a lower limit - usually singular
have the floor
to have the right to speak at a public meeting
hold the floor
to be the person who is speaking at a public meeting
on the cutting-room floor
see cutting room
take the floor
to begin speaking at a public meeting
to go out onto a dance floor to begin dancing
wipe the floor with
verb
floors; floored; flooring
[+ obj] to cover (a surface) with material to make a floor - usually used as (be) floored
to knock (someone) to the floor or ground
b informal :to surprise, shock or amaze (someone) very much
US informal :to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floor - usually used in the phrase floor it
US