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floor  (flôr, flr)

n.

1.

a. The surface of a room on which one stands.

b. The lower or supporting surface of a structure.

2.

a. A story or level of a building.

b. The occupants of such a story: The entire floor complained about the noise.

3.

a. A level surface or area used for a specified purpose: a dance floor; a threshing floor.

b. Basketball The court viewed as the playing area for taking free throws, in contrast to the foul line.

4. The surface of a structure on which vehicles travel.

5.

a. The part of a legislative chamber or meeting hall where members are seated and from which they speak.

b. The right to address an assembly, as granted under parliamentary procedure.

c. The body of assembly members: a motion from the floor.

6. The part of a room or building where the principal business or work takes place, especially:

a. The area of an exchange where securities are traded.

b. The part of a retail store in which merchandise is displayed and sales are made.

c. The area of a factory where the product is manufactured or assembled.

7. The ground or lowermost surface, as of a forest or ocean.

8. A lower limit or base: a pricing floor; a bidding floor.

tr.v. floored, floor·ing, floors

1. To provide with a floor.

2. Informal To press (the accelerator of a motor vehicle) to the floor.

3.

a. To knock down.

b. To stun; overwhelm: The very idea floored me.

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[Middle English flor, from Old English flr; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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floorer n.

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floor [flɔː]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called flooring the inner lower surface of a room

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a storey of a building the second floor

3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a flat bottom surface in or on any structure the floor of a lift a dance floor

4. the bottom surface of a tunnel, cave, river, sea, etc.

5. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining an underlying stratum

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the bottom, or the lowermost framing members at the bottom, of a vessel

7. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) that part of a legislative hall in which debate and other business is conducted

8. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) the right to speak in a legislative or deliberative body (esp in the phrases get, have, or be given the floor)

9. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) the room in a stock exchange where trading takes place

10. the earth; ground

11. (Business / Commerce) a minimum price charged or paid a wage floor

(Performing Arts / Dancing)

take the floor to begin dancing on a dance floor

vb

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to cover with or construct a floor

2. (tr) to knock to the floor or ground

3. (tr) Informal to disconcert, confound, or defeat to be floored by a problem

[Old English flōr; related to Old Norse flōrr, Middle Low German vlōr floor, Latin plānus level, Greek planan to cause to wander]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	floor - 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" flooring bell deck - a floor under the bells of an open belfry dance floor - a bare floor polished for dancing floorboard - the floor of an automobile hall, hallway - an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" horizontal surface, level - a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" parquet, parquet floor - a floor made of parquetry room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" truck bed - the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer
	2.	floor - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?" storey, story, level basement, cellar - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" first floor, ground floor, ground level - the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building attic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage loft - floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space entresol, mezzanine floor, mezzanine - intermediate floor just above the ground floor structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
	3.	floor - a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" base control - the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" price floor - floor below which prices are not allowed to fall; "the government used price supports to maintain the price floor" wage floor - floor below which wages are not allowed to fall
	4.	floor - the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor" dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
	5.	floor - the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land Earth's surface, surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"
	6.	floor - the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave" cave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea Earth's surface, surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"
	7.	floor - the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
	8.	floor - the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor" right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
	9.	floor - the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor" hall - a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall"
	10.	floor - a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader" trading floor exchange - a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
Verb	1.	floor - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" ball over, blow out of the water, shock, take aback surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" galvanise, galvanize, startle - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
	2.	floor - knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" coldcock, knock down, deck, dump beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

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floor

noun

1. ground He's sitting on the floor watching TV.

2. storey, level, stage, tier It's on the fifth floor of the hospital.

verb

1. (Informal) disconcert, stump, baffle, confound, beat, throw (informal), defeat, puzzle, conquer, overthrow, bewilder, perplex, bowl over (informal), faze, discomfit, bring up short, dumbfound, nonplus He was floored by the announcement.

2. knock down, fell, knock over, prostrate, deck (slang) He was floored twice in the second round.

wipe the floor with someone beat, defeat, trounce, run rings around (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), stuff (slang), tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, conquer, overthrow, lick (informal), subdue, rout, overpower, quell, clobber (slang), repulse, outplay, blow out of the water (slang) I'll wipe the floor with you!

Translations

floor [flɔːʳ]

A. N

1. (gen) → suelo m; [of room] → suelo m, piso m (LAm); [of sea] → fondo m; (= dance floor) → pista f
a tiled floor → un suelo embaldosado
the Floor (St Ex) → el parqué
to cross the floor (of the House) → cambiar de adscripción política
to have the floor [speaker] → tener la palabra
to hold the floor → hacer uso de la palabra
to take the floor [dancer] → salir a bailar
to wipe the floor with sb → dar un buen repaso a algn, hacer picadillo a algn

2. (= storey)

2.1. (Brit) → piso m
the first floor → el primer piso
the ground floor → la planta baja
the second floor → el segundo piso
the top floor → el último piso

2.2. (US) → piso m
the first floor → la planta baja
the second floor → el primer piso
the top floor → el último piso

B. VT

1. [+ room] → solar (with de)

2. (= knock down) [+ opponent] → derribar

3. (= baffle, silence) → dejar sin respuesta

4. (US) (Aut) [+ accelerator] → pisar

C. CPD floor area N → superficie f total
floor cloth N → bayeta f
floor covering N → tapiz m para el suelo
floor exercise N (Gymnastics) → ejercicio m de suelo
floor lamp N → lámpara f de pie
floor manager N (in department store) → jefe/a m/f de sección (Cine, TV) → jefe/a mf de plató
floor plan N → plano m, planta f
floor polish N → cera f para suelos
floor polisher N → enceradora f
floor show N → cabaret m
floor space N → espacio m

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floor [ˈflɔː^r]

n

[room] → sol m
a tiled floor → un sol carrelé
on the floor → par terre
to take the floor [dancer] → aller sur la piste de danse
to fall through the floor [prices, sales] → chuter
to wipe the floor with sb → réduire qn en miettes

(= storey) → étage m
on this floor → à cet étage
on the third floor → au troisième étage

[sea, valley] → fond m

(fig) (at meeting) the floor (= people) → l'assemblée f, les membres mpl de l'assemblée
to have the floor [speaker] → avoir la parole
to take the floor [speaker] → prendre la parole

vt (= knock to the ground) → terrasser

(= baffle) → désorienter
to be floored by sth → être désorienté(e) par qch
floor area n [flat, offices] → surface f au sol

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floor

n

→ Boden m; (of room) → (Fuß)boden m; (= dance floor) → Tanzboden m, → Tanzfläche f; ocean floor → Meeresgrund m; valley floor → Talboden m; stone/tiled floor → Stein-/Fliesenboden m; to take to the floor (= dance) → aufs Parkett or auf den Tanzboden gehen; to take the floor (= speak) → das Wort ergreifen; to be given the floor (= speak) → das Wort erhalten; to hold or have the floor (speaker) → das Wort haben

(= storey: in apartment block etc) → Stock m, → Stockwerk nt; first floor (Brit) → erster Stock; (US) → Erdgeschoss nt, → Erdgeschoß nt (Aus); on the second floor (Brit) → im zweiten Stock; (US) → im ersten Stock

(of prices etc) → Minimum nt; property prices have fallen or dropped through the floor → die Immobilienpreise sind in den Keller gefallen (inf)

(= main part of chamber) → Plenar- or Sitzungssaal m (also Parl); (of stock exchange) → Parkett nt; (= people present) → Zuhörerschaft f; (Parl) → Abgeordnete pl, → Haus nt; a question from the floor → eine Frage aus der Zuhörerschaft; (Brit Parl) → eine Frage aus dem Haus; floor of the House (Brit Parl) → Plenarsaal m → des Unterhauses; to cross the floor (Brit Parl) → die Partei wechseln

vt

room etc → mit einem (Fuß)boden versehen

(= knock down) opponent → zu Boden schlagen

(= bewilder) → verblüffen; (= defeat: question, problem etc) → schaffen (inf); he looked completely floored → er sah völlig perplex aus

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floor:

floor area

n → Bodenfläche f

floorboard

n → Diele f, → Bohle f

floor cloth

n → Scheuer- or Putzlappen m

floor covering

n → Bodenbelag m

floor debate

n (Parl) → Plenardebatte f

floor exercise

n → Bodenübung f

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floor:

floor lamp

n → Stehlampe f

floor leader

n (US: Parl) → Fraktionsführer(in) m(f)

floor manager

n (in store) → Abteilungsleiter(in) m(f) (im Kaufhaus); (TV) → Aufnahmeleiter(in) m(f)

floor model

n → (verbilligtes) Ausstellungsstück

floor plan

n → Grundriss m → (eines Stockwerkes)

floor polish

n → Bohnerwachs nt

floor polisher

n (= tool) → Bohnerbesen m

floor show

n → Show f, → Vorstellung f (im Nachtklub oder Kabarett)

floor space

n → Stellraum m; if you’ve got a sleeping bag we have plenty of floor → wenn du einen Schlafsack hast, wir haben viel Platz auf dem Fußboden

floor tile

n → (Fuß)bodenfliese f → /-platte f

floor trader

n (St Ex) → Parketthändler(in) m(f)

floor trading

n (St Ex) → Parketthandel m

floorwalker

n (US Comm) → Ladenaufsicht f

floor wax

n → Bohnerwachs nt

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floor [flɔː]

1. n

a. (gen) → suolo; (of room) → pavimento; (of sea, valley) → fondo; (dance floor) → pista (fig) (at meeting) the floor → il pubblico
on the floor → per terra, sul pavimento
to take the floor (dancer) → mettersi a ballare
to have the floor (speaker) → prendere la parola

b. (storey) → piano
ground floor (Brit) → pianterreno
on the first floor (Brit) → al primo piano (Am) → al pianterreno
top floor → ultimo piano

2. vt

a. (room) to floor (with) → pavimentare (con)

b. (fam) (knock down, opponent) → atterrare; (baffle) → confondere

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floor [flɔː]

1. n

a. (gen) → suolo; (of room) → pavimento; (of sea, valley) → fondo; (dance floor) → pista (fig) (at meeting) the floor → il pubblico
on the floor → per terra, sul pavimento
to take the floor (dancer) → mettersi a ballare
to have the floor (speaker) → prendere la parola

b. (storey) → piano
ground floor (Brit) → pianterreno
on the first floor (Brit) → al primo piano (Am) → al pianterreno
top floor → ultimo piano

2. vt

a. (room) to floor (with) → pavimentare (con)

b. (fam) (knock down, opponent) → atterrare; (baffle) → confondere

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floor

n floor [floː]

1 the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks. vloer مَصْطَبَه، أرْضِيَّه под podlaha gulv der Fußboden πάτωμα, δάπεδο suelo põrand کف اتاق lattia plancher רִצפָּה फर्श, तल pod padló lantai gólf pavimento 床 바닥 grindys grīda lantai vloer gulv, bunn podłoga soalho podea пол dlážka tla pod golv พื้นห้อง döşeme, taban, oda zemini 地面 підлога کمرے کی فرش sàn nhà 地面

2 all the rooms on the same level in a building My office is on the third floor. verdieping طابِق етаж patro sal; etage das Stockwerk όροφος piso, planta korrus طبقه kerros étage קוֹמָה मं‍जिल kat emelet tingkat hæð piano 階 층 aukštas stāvs tingkat verdieping etasje piętro andar etaj этаж poschodie nadstropje sprat våning[] ชั้นอาคาร kat （樓房的）層 поверх; ярус ایک ہی سطح پر واقع سبھی کمرے tầng （楼房的）层

v

1 to make or cover a floor We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles. vloer insit; ons het 'n teëlvloer ingesit يُغَطّي المصْطَبَه أو الأرْضِيَّه застилам pokrýt podlahu lægge gulv Fußboden legen επιστρώνω (δάπεδο) solar, entarimar põrandat panema, põrandat katma کف پوش کردن pinnoittaa lattia recouvrir לְרָצֵף हरा देना, गिरा देना popoditi burkol (padlót) melapisi lantai leggja gólf í pavimentare 床を張る 마루를 깔다 (su)dėti/(iš)kloti grindis likt grīdu melapisi lantai bevloeren legge gulv pokryć, wyłożyć pavimentar a pardosi настилать пол pokryť dlážku prekriti tla obložiti pod lägga golv ปูพื้น döşemeyi kaplamak 鋪設地面 настилати підлогу کسی سطح کو ڈھکنا làm sàn; lát sàn 铺设地面

2 to knock down He floored him with a powerful blow. platgeslaan يَصْرَع събарям srazit k zemi slå i gulvet zu Boden strecken ρίχνω κάτω derribar, tumbar pikali lööma بر زمین افکندن lyödä kumoon terrasser לְהַפִּיל אַרצָה धराशायी करना oboriti na tlo padlóra küld merobohkan slá niður/í gólfið gettare a terra, atterrare 床に倒す 때려눕히다 partrenkti nogāzt zemē mengetuk vloeren slå ut powalić deitar ao chão a trânti la pământ сбивать с ног zraziť k zemi podreti na tla patosirati slå omkull, golva คว่ำ (คู่ต่อสู้ในการชกมวย) yere sermek 打倒 збити з ніг مار کر نیچے گرا دینا cho ai đo ván 打倒

be floored

1 be completely surprised or shocked We were completely floored by his behavior. dronkgeslaan مَصْروع، مُنْدَهِش стъписвам се překvapit, šokovat slå ud; lamme; overrumple entsetzt sein μένω κατάπληκτος estar desconcertado pahviks löödud olema هاج و واج؛ شوکه äimistyä לְהָמֵם स्तब्ध होना ostati kao ukopan, iznenaden szóhoz sem jut terkejut essere imbarazzato 驚いて 너무 놀란 būti pritrenktam/priblokštam būt pārsteigtam; būt šokētam terkejut stomverbaasd, verbijsterd overvelde, ta på senga być w kropce, być zbitym z tropu совершенно ошеломлённый byť vyvedený z miery biti presenečen biti šokiran bli ställd รู้สึกประหลาดใจ และตกใจมาก şaşmış, şoke olmuş 完全震驚 бути враженим حیرت زدہ رہ جانا làm bối rối 完全震惊

2 to have a floor of Our bathroom is floored with ceramic tiles. het 'n keramiekteëlvloer يُبَلِّط، مُبَلَّط покрит съм с mít podlahu z belagt gefliest sein είμαι επιστρωμένος estar entarimado, tener un suelo de کف پوش شده jollakin pinnoitettu lattia רִצפָּת- फर्श पर बिछाना pod od (vmivel) van burkolva berlantaikan essere pavimentato 床をはる ...으로 바닥을 만들다 turėti sudėtas/išklotas grindis (grīdai) būt noklātai ar berlantaikan bevloerd ha som gulv wyłożony czymś пол mať podlahu (z), pokryť podlahu (s) imeti tla iz... biti popločan ha ett golv av ปูพื้นด้วย kaplanmış 用木板鋪設 бути настеленим کسی شے سے مسطّح ہونا lát sàn bằng 用木板铺设

-floored

having a floor or floors (of a particular kind) a stone-floored kitchen. 'n klipvloerkombuis ذو مصْطَبَه с под s podlahou z belagt; -belagt ...-gefliest με δάπεδο συγκεκριμένου είδους (ως β΄ συνθ.) con suelo... -põrandaga کف -lattia à sol de/en מְרוּצָף ב- किसी चीज का फर्श होना podovi od burkolatú berlantai -lagður, með gólf úr con pavimento in (...) －床の ...바닥재의 su... grindimis ar ... grīdu berlantai bevloerd med –gulv o... podłodze de chão cu podea de полом s dlážkou (z) s (kamnitim) podom -podni med -golv ที่ปูพื้นด้วย ...kaplı 鋪有...地面的 настелений чимось کسی قسم کا فرش ہونا có loại sàn lát bằng 铺有...地面的

n floorboard

one of the narrow boards used to make a floor. vloerplank لوْح حشب الأرضِيَّه أو المصْطَبَه дъска podlahové prkno gulvbræt die Fußbodenplanke σανίδι δαπέδου tabla (del suelo) põrandalaud تختۀ کف lattialauta latte (de plancher) קֶרֶש רִיצפָּה फर्शी-तख्त podna daska padlódeszka papan lantai gólffjöl tavola di pavimento 床板 바닥 널 grindų lenta grīdas dēlis papan lantai vloerplank gulvbord/-planke deska podłogowa tábua scândură (de parchet) половица dlážková doska talna deska podna daska golvbräda, golvtilja แผ่นที่เอาไว้ใช้ปูพื้น döşeme/taban tahtası 鋪地板用的窄木條 мостина, дошка для підлоги فرش پر جڑنے کے لۓ لمبا تختہ ván sàn 铺地板用的窄木条

n flooring

material for making or covering floors. vloer; vloermateriaal مواد تغطيَة المصْطَبَه настилка podlahový materiál gulvbelægning; gulvbeklædning der Fußbodenbelag επίστρωση δαπέδου pavimento põranda(katte)materjal کفپوش lattianpäällyste recouvrement de sol חוֹמֶר רִיצוּף फर्श, फर्श का सामान materijal za podenje padló(zat) pelapis lantai gólfefni materiale da pavimentazione 床材 마루 재료, 바닥재 grindų danga grīdas segums pelapis lantai bevloering gulvbelegg materiał na podłogę pavimento pardoseală настил podlahová krytina talna obloga podni materijal golvbeläggning วัสดุในการปูพื้น döşemelik 鋪地板的材料 настил فرش کی تعمیر میں لگے ہوۓ تختے وغیرہ vật liệu làm sàn 铺地板的材料

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floor → أرضية podlaha gulv Fußboden πάτωμα suelo lattia sol pod pavimento 床 (방)바닥 vloer gulv podłoga soalho пол golv พื้น yer sàn 地面