Floor (Verb)
Meaning 1
Knock down with force; "He decked his opponent".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- One swift punch floored the unprepared boxer, sending him crashing to the mat.
- The strong tackle floored the running back, stopping his advance on the field.
- A well-placed kick from the martial arts expert floored her opponent in seconds.
- The vicious uppercut managed to floor the exhausted fighter in the final round.
- During the intense rivalry match, the wrestler's powerful slam successfully floored her opponent.
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Meaning 2
Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- I was floored by the news of the surprise party they threw for me.
- When she saw her name on the award list, she was completely floored.
- He was floored when he realized he had been chosen for the prestigious award.
- Her beauty floored him the moment he saw her walk into the room.
- I was floored when I found out I got accepted into my dream college.