1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor
2. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort

ETYM as. floer.
(Homonym: fluor).
1. The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); SYN. flooring.
2. The bottom surface of any formation, such as a cave or lake, etc.
3. A room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multi-level building; SYN. level, storey, story.
4. A lower limit; SYN. base.
5. The ground on which people and animals move about.
6. The occupants of a floor or level of a building.
7. The legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business.
8. The parliamentary right to address an assembly.
9. A large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done.