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crossed the floor

crossed the floor is the simple past and past participle of cross the floor.

Meaning of cross the floor

Verb

cross the floor (third-person singular simple present crosses the floor, present participle crossing the floor, simple past and past participle crossed the floor)

  1. (UK) To vote against one’s own political party in parliament.
  2. (UK, informal) To resign from one’s political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one’s currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one’s new party.
    • Two weeks ago, Mr Davies intimated to Mr Brown that he was ready to cross the floor.2007 June 27, Philip Webster, Francis Elliott, “How Brown led his latest recruit across the floor”, in Times of London, retrieved 09 Nov 2008

Questions about crossed the floor

What is crossed the floor the simple past and past participle of?
Crossed the floor is the simple past and past participle of cross the floor.

Words near crossed the floor in the dictionary

  1. crossed someone's path
  2. crossed someone's T
  3. crossed swords
  4. crossed that bridge when one came to it
  5. crossed the aisle
  6. crossed the floor
  7. crossed the line
  8. crossed the river
  9. crossed the Rubicon
  10. crossed the streams
  11. crossed the Styx

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