Floored (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. covered or furnished with a floor: The house even has a floored attic with two usable rooms.
  2. brought down to the floor or ground; knocked down: The boxer dealt a finishing blow to his floored opponent.
  3. (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.
  4. 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.
  5. (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.
  6. 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
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of floor.
Floored (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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