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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Floor \Floor\, n. [AS. fl?r; akin to D. vloer G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl?r floor of a cow stall, cf Ir & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf {Plain} smooth.] 1. The bottom or lower part of any room the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported. 2. 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. 3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as the floor of a bridge. 4. A story of a building. See {Story}. 5. (Legislative Assemblies) a The part of the house assigned to the members. b The right to speak. [U.S.] Note: Instead of he has the floor, the English say he is in possession of the house. 6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. 7. (Mining) a The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. b A horizontal, flat ore body. --Raymond. {Floor cloth}, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth. {Floor cramp}, an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position. {Floor light}, a frame with glass panes in a floor. {Floor plan}. a (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line b (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Floor \Floor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Floored}; p. pr & vb n. {Flooring}.] 1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as to floor a house with pine boards. 2. 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. Floored or crushed by him --Coleridge. 3. To finish or make an end of as to floor a college examination. [Colloq.] I've floored my little-go work --T. Hughes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: floor n 1: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors" [syn: {flooring}] 2: a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multi-level building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {level}, {storey}, {story}] 3: a lower limit: "the government established a wage floor" [syn: {base}] 4: the ground on which people and animals move about "the fire spared the forest floor" 5: the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc 6: the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat" 7: the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor" 8: the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor" 9: a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done "he is a floor trader" v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off [syn: {shock}, {stun}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}] 2: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: {deck}, {coldcock}, {dump}, {knock down}]
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