noun
floor
flaw
noun
1
The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
"She swept the kitchen floor after dinner."
2
A storey or level of a building.
"Our office is on the fourth floor."
3
A set minimum limit, especially for a price or rate.
"The government set a floor on the minimum wage."
verb
1
To knock someone down, or to shock or overwhelm them completely.
"The punch floored him instantly."
"The news absolutely floored her."
How to Use Floor
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe ground-level surface you stand on, a level of a building, or (informally) to knock down or shock someone.
Common pairings
ground floor
floor a rate
that floored me
Word Forms
floored past tense, floors plural, floors singular
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Etymology
From Old English flōr ("floor, pavement"), from a Germanic root going back to a Proto-Indo-European word for "flat."