take the floor

Verb

Meaning

rise in order to make a speech or motion

stand up to dance

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

give a talk to an audience rise to speak to a group hit the stage join the dancing crowd speak to a group start speaking start speaking in a discussion start dancing begin making points commence speaking step onto the dance floor address a crowd enter the dance circle enter the dance floor share your thoughts with a group

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Hypernyms

rise arise uprise stand up get-up

Related terms

have the floor give the floor

Examples

A female dancer for the Shalom Dance Band did not waste any of the time allotted to her to take the floor as she showed the guests present, the great skill inherent in her. Source: Internet

“I’m very disappointed in that because they allowed people outside the community… to take the floor and spend an inordinate amount of time.” Source: Internet

They'll have four days off between now and their next game and the Boilermakers should be almost completely healthy by the time they take the floor in New York for the Big Ten Tournament. Source: Internet

Seeing that MP Meyers was so eager to take the floor just after the opening of the meeting, one wonders if he too were involved in ensuring that this meeting would not take place. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

take the fifth take the Fifth Amendment take the flak take the form of take the front seat take the game to