Dictionary entry

Floor (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Floor, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Floored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flooring.] 1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.

2. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.

Floored or crushed by him. Coleridge.

3. To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.

I've floored my little-go work. T. Hughes.