1. (

• floor ,
• flooring

) 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" ;

2. (

• floor ,
• level ,
• storey ,
• story

) a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?" ;

3. (

• floor ,
• base ,

) a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" ;

4. (

• floor ,

) the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor" ;

5. (

• floor

) the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water ;

6. (

• floor ,

) the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave" ;

7. (

• floor

) the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat" ;

8. (

• floor

) the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor" ;

9. (

• floor ,

) the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor" ;

10. (

• floor ,
• trading_floor

) a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader" ;

1. (

• shock ,
• floor ,
• ball_over ,
• blow_out_of_the_water ,
• take_aback

) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" ;

2. (

• deck ,
• coldcock ,
• dump ,
• knock_down ,
• floor

) knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" ;