Floor
Floor verb - To cause an unpleasant surprise for.
Usage example: that you would say such a rude thing to my mother floors me
Repel
Repel verb - To drive back.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The loose floor board in front of Capt Parmeter's office Vanderbilt's lookout reports especially his tendency to call the fort to arms to repel "Indians" whenever he sees a flock of turkeys.
Source: Series / F Troop
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