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¹floor

/ˈfloɚ/ noun

plural floors

1 [count] : the part of a room on which you stand
▪ Keep your feet on the floor. ▪ washing the kitchen floor ▪ a marble/tile/hardwood floor

2 [count] a : the lower inside surface of something (such as a vehicle)
▪ the floor of a car
b : the area of ground at the bottom of something — usually singular ▪ the ocean floor ▪ the forest floor

3 [count] : a level in a building
▪ She lives on the second floor of a five-story building. ▪ His office is located on the fourth floor. — see also first floor, ground floor

4 [count] : a large indoor space where people gather for some activity — usually singular ▪ the floor of the convention/legislature ▪ the factory floor ▪ the dance floor ▪ buying and selling shares on the floor of the exchange

5 [singular] : the people who are gathered in a place for a public meeting
▪ He will now take questions from the floor.

6 [count] : a lower limit — usually singular ▪ establishing a floor for wages and prices ▪ The value of the stock has dropped/gone/fallen through the floor. [=to a very low level] — opposite ceiling

have the floor

: to have the right to speak at a public meeting
▪ May I have the floor?

hold the floor

: to be the person who is speaking at a public meeting
▪ The senator held the floor for several hours.

on the cutting-room floor — see cutting room

take the floor

1 : to begin speaking at a public meeting
▪ After Senator Smith was finished addressing the assembly, Senator White took the floor.

2 : to go out onto a dance floor to begin dancing
▪ Several couples took the floor.

wipe the floor with — see ¹wipe