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crossing the floor

crossing the floor is the present participle and gerund 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 crossing the floor

What is crossing the floor the present participle and gerund of?
Crossing the floor is the present participle and gerund of cross the floor.

Words near crossing the floor in the dictionary

  1. crossing someone's path
  2. crossing someone's T
  3. crossing swords
  4. crossing that bridge when one comes to it
  5. crossing the aisle
  6. crossing the floor
  7. crossing the line
  8. crossing the river
  9. crossing the streams
  10. crossing the Styx
  11. crossing the t's and dotting the i's

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