The floor is the bottom part of a room. It is flat and people walk on it. Floors can be made of wood, carpet, or tiles.
Please clean the kitchen floor today.
He sat on the floor near the door.
A floor is one part of a building above or below other parts. It means a level where rooms or offices are. Buildings have many floors.
She lives on the third floor.
The office is on the fifth floor.
A floor can mean a lowest point or limit. For example, in money or prices, it is the lowest value allowed. This stops prices from going very low.
The price floor keeps costs high.
They set a floor for the rent price.
To floor someone means to make them fall down, often by hitting or surprising them. It is used in fighting or competition to show total defeat.
He floored his opponent easily.
The boxer floored the champ in round one.
The floor is the area in a government or meeting room where people talk or vote. Saying someone 'has the floor' means it is their turn to speak.
She spoke on the floor of the parliament.
The motion passed on the Senate floor.
The floor is the material on which you walk inside. It can be wood, stone, or carpet. It is important for comfort and decoration.
They installed a wooden floor in the house.
The floor is cold in winter.
In finance, to floor prices means to set a lowest limit that prices cannot go below. This protects the market from very low price drops.
The market floor was floored to protect shares.
Regulators floor prices to avoid crashes.
To floor someone in meetings means to give them the right or chance to speak. It is often used in formal debates or assemblies.
The chairman floored the member to speak.
She was floored to explain her idea clearly.
