Meaning & Definition of Floor in English

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"

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?"

3. A lower limit

• "The government established a wage floor"

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"

1. Surprise greatly

• Knock someone's socks off

• "I was floored when i heard that i was promoted"

2. Knock down with force

• "He decked his opponent"