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)

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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.