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knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"

structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"

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

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

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

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

the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.

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

knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"

structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"

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

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

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

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

the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.

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

The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.

The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.

A story of a building. See Story.

The part of the house assigned to the members.

The right to speak.

The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.

A horizontal, flat ore body.

To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.

To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.

To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.

The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.

A story of a building. See Story.

The part of the house assigned to the members.

The right to speak.

The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.

A horizontal, flat ore body.

To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.

To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.

To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.

The surface of a structure upon which one stands or walks.

The bottom surface of a room or house on which one treads; story of a house; a level suite or set of rooms; any smooth or level area; pavement; the part of a legislative or lawmaking chamber occupied by the members.

To cover with a floor; strike down; hence, put to silence.

That part of a building or room on which we walk; the bottom or lower part, consisting in modern houses of boards, planks, pavement, asphalte, etc.; a platform of boards or planks laid on timbers, as in a bridge; any similar platform; a story in a building; a suite of rooms on a level; as, the first or second floor; (naut.) that part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal; in legislative assemblies, the part of the house assigned to the members. (U.S.)-TO HAVE OR GET THE FLOOR, in the United States Congress. to have or obtain an opportunity of taking part in a debate; equivalent to the English phrase, to be in possession of the house. "Mr. T. claimed that he had the floor."-New York Herald.

To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards; to strike down or lay level with the floor; to beat; to conquer; as, to floor an antagonist; (fig.) to put to silence by some decisive argument, retort, etc.; to overcome in any way; to overthrow; “One question floored successively almost every witness in favor of abolition to whom it was addressed."-Sat. Rev.; “The express object of his visit was to know how he could knock religion over and floor the Established Church."-Dickens: to go through; to make an end of; to finish; “I've floored my little-go work.”-Hughes; “I have a few bottles of old wine left, we may as well floor them.”-Macmillan's Mag.

Bottom of a room; platform; story of a house.

To furnish with a floor.

To provide with a floor.

To throw to the floor; overthrow; vanquish.

The bottom surface in a room or building; also, a story.

Space appropriated to members; the right to speak.

That part of a building or room on which we walk; a platform, as of boards or planks laid on timbers; a story in a building; the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson, nearly horizontal.

To furnish with a floor; to strike down; to beat; to put down or silence by some decisive argument; to finish.

That part of a house or room on which we walk; a story; a series of rooms on the same level.

To lay with a floor; to knock down; to silence an opponent.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic, Welsh] The level portion on which one walks in any building;—a suite of rooms on a level in. A house; a story;—any platform or flooring;—that part of the bottom of a vessel which is most nearly horizontal.

The pavement; that part of a room on which we tread; a story, a flight of rooms.