floor
noun
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
have floored
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present perfectof floor.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The American will undoubtedly feel devastated to have floored his bitter rival twice in one round - four times in three fights - and still end up on the losing side.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2021
It wouldn’t have floored Romar to know that Williams-Goss was going to explore the NBA.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2016
So it was no surprise recently that Brandon Finnegan, the rookie left-hander for the Kansas City Royals, had no reaction to a comparison that would have floored most baseball historians.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2014
Pianists who can dispatch the piece have floored audiences, and Mr. Beck should have no problems in that regard.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2010
The ordinary examiner, his "State the views of So-and-so," would have floored me at any time.
From Lectures and Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
