Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb take_the_floor

2 senses of take the floor

Sense 1
take the floor -- (stand up to dance)
       => arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up -- (rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded")

Sense 2
take the floor -- (rise in order to make a speech or motion)