floor
verb/flɔː(r)/
/flɔːr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they floor | /flɔː(r)/ /flɔːr/ |
| he / she / it floors | /flɔːz/ /flɔːrz/ |
| past simple floored | /flɔːd/ /flɔːrd/ |
| past participle floored | /flɔːd/ /flɔːrd/ |
| -ing form flooring | /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ |
- floor somebody to surprise or confuse somebody so that they are not sure what to say or do
- His reply completely floored me.
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- [usually passive] to make somebody fall down by hitting them, especially in a sport
- be floored by somebody/something He was floored by the first punch.
- [usually passive] to provide a building or room with a floor
- be floored in/with something All of the rooms are floored in solid pine.
- floor the accelerator to press the accelerator pedal of a car hardTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
surprise/confuse
hit
building/room
driving
Word OriginOld English flōr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloer and German Flur.
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