FLOORED Definition & Meaning

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floored

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covered or furnished with a floor:
The house even has a floored attic with two usable rooms.
brought down to the floor or ground; knocked down:
The boxer dealt a finishing blow to his floored opponent.
(of an accelerator pedal) pushed down all the way to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power:
In these low-end sports cars there’s still significant lag in response to a floored gas pedal.
nonplussed or puzzled:
The goalie was shy and not interested in the spotlight—he seemed floored when I asked him to sign my son's jersey.
(of an argument) shown to be untenable; overthrown:
You claim to have saved money by not buying a new car, but given how much you’ve spent on repairs, this seems a floored argument.
Stock Exchange, Banking. being, having, or involving a floating interest rate for which a minimum level has been set: Compare capped ( def 4a ).
If your mortgage has a floored rate, your interest rate will not drop below that rate even if the base rate falls.

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Origin of floored¹

First recorded in 1550–60; 1995–2000 floored fordef 6; floor ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; floor ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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“They just floored me,” Davis tells The Times of his initial encounter with the group as it opened a show for John Sebastian of the Lovin’ Spoonful.

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As a filmmaker, seeing these stills of Chicanos reimagining Hollywood, I was so floored and excited.

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I don’t even know the guy’s name, but it floored me to see someone that I’d seen in the movies.

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"I am floored by this honour," she wept, paying tribute to her fellow nominees for their "loving and community", saying "I will pay it forward".

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"I am floored by this honour," she said in an emotional acceptance speech.

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