floor
[ flawr, flohr ]
/ flɔr, floʊr /
noun
verb (used with object)
Idioms for floor
mop/wipe the floor with, Informal.
to overwhelm completely; defeat: He expected to mop the floor with his opponents.
take the floor,
to arise to address a meeting.
Origin of floor
before 900; Middle English
flor, Old English
flōr; cognate with Old Norse
flōr, Middle Low German
vlōr, Middle High German
vluor (German
Flur)
OTHER WORDS FROM floor
floor·less, adjective un·der·floor, noun un·floor, verb (used with object)Words nearby floor
Example sentences from the Web for floor
British Dictionary definitions for floor
floor
/ (flɔː) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for floor
Old English
flōr; related to Old Norse
flōrr, Middle Low German
vlōr floor, Latin
plānus level, Greek
planan to cause to wander
Idioms and Phrases with floor
floor
see ground floor; mop up the floor with; sink through the floor; take the floor; walk the floor.