floor (one)
To cause one a great deal of shock, surprise, or disbelief. Her accusations totally floored me. How on earth could she think that I had been stealing from the company? The severity of the losses floored the board of directors. I thought Tiffany was my friend, so it floored me to learn that she'd started the nasty rumor about me.
floor it
To drive as fast as possible. A reference to the act of pushing the accelerator all the way to the floor of the car. Floor it, or we'll never get to the airport on time! A: "You're driving me to practice today?" B: "Yes, and hurry up, because I'm not gonna floor it to get you there on time." I can't floor it—then we'd definitely look suspicious to the cops!
floored
1. Shocked or flabbergasted. I was completely floored by Rob's declaration of love—I had no idea he felt that way about me! The board of directors was floored to learn the severity of the losses. I thought Tiffany was my friend, so I'm absolutely floored that she started the nasty rumor about me.
2. slang Struck and knocked to the floor. Can you believe that bully got floored by such a scrawny kid? I was quick to usher my obnoxiously drunk friend out of the bar before he got floored by another patron. Dude, you're a terrible boxer. You got floored in, like, the first 20 seconds of the fight!
3. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really floored! Well, I must have been floored if I got up and did karaoke at the bar last night! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's floored.
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*floor
Fig. the exclusive right to address the audience. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; hold ~; grant someone~.) When I get the floor, I'll make a short speech. The last time you had the floor, you talked for an hour.
floor someone
to surprise and astound someone. His brashness simply floored me!
floor it
Fig. to press down hard and fast on the accelerator of a vehicle. She floored it and sped off over the hill.
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