You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 1.

Today’s word is floor, spelled f-l-o-o-r.

floor /flɔː $ flɔːr/  verb [transitive]

to hit someone so hard that they fall down

to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know what to say or do: FLABBERGAST, DUMBFOUND

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored.

[Matthew Pottinger: Former Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States]

“Don’t think SARS 2003,” the expert replied. “Think influenza pandemic 1918.”

Pottinger said he had been floored. The so-called Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide with about 675,000 deaths in the United States.

— Bob Woodward, Rage

The judges are floored by Julia’s subtle yet intricate take on this Billy Joel classic, dedicated to New York City.

— Maggie Fremont, EW.com, "American Idol recap: Meet your Top 11," 4 May 2020

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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