floored
Americanadjective
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covered or furnished with a floor.
The house even has a floored attic with two usable rooms.
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brought down to the floor or ground; knocked down.
The boxer dealt a finishing blow to his floored opponent.
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(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.
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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.
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(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.
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Stock Exchange, Banking. being, having, or involving a floating interest rate for which a minimum level has been set.
If your mortgage has a floored rate, your interest rate will not drop below that rate even if the base rate falls.
verb
Etymology
Origin of floored
First recorded in 1550–60; 1995–2000 floored for def. 6; floor ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; floor ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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Floored in the third round, Romero knocked down Barroso at the start of the ninth, although the South American called it a push.
From BBC • May 14, 2023
Floored by the suggestion, Adewumi refused to quit.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022
Floored by the twin crises of the MAX grounding and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on air travel, Boeing is now cuttingcosts massively and shrinking its operations as it focuses on survival.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2021
Floored by the allegations, Colbert quickly spoke with the varsity head coach, Eric Wallich.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019
"Floored for the present, sir," he said one morning, sinking back upon his bed, "but jolly."
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
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