Floor - Definition

n 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" [syn: floor, 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?" [syn: floor, level, storey, story]
3: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
[syn: floor, 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" [syn: floor, trading floor]
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: shock, floor,
ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
2: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: deck,
coldcock, dump, knock down, floor]