2floor verb
floors; floored; floor·ing [+ obj] 1 : to cover (a surface) with material to make a floor — usually used as (be) floored ▪ The lobby is floored with marble. 2 a : to knock (someone) to the floor or ground
▪ He floored me with his first punch.
b informal : to surprise, shock or amaze (someone) very much
▪ The news just floored me. — often used as (be) floored ▪ I was floored by the news. ▪ She was floored by his knowledge of the subject. 3 US, informal : to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floor — usually used in the phrase floor it ▪ When the light turned green, he floored it. [=he pressed the accelerator all the way down and sped away]
▪ He floored me with his first punch.
b informal : to surprise, shock or amaze (someone) very much
▪ The news just floored me. — often used as (be) floored ▪ I was floored by the news. ▪ She was floored by his knowledge of the subject.
