table

ta·ble  (tbl)

n.

1.

a. An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface.

b. The objects laid out for a meal on this article of furniture.

2. The food and drink served at meals; fare: kept an excellent table.

3. The company of people assembled around a table, as for a meal.

4. Games A piece of furniture serving as a playing surface, as for faro, roulette, or dice. Often used in the plural.

5. Games

a. Either of the leaves of a backgammon board.

b. tables Obsolete The game of backgammon.

6. A plateau or tableland.

7.

a. A flat facet cut across the top of a precious stone.

b. A stone or gem cut in this fashion.

8. Music

a. The front part of the body of a stringed instrument.

b. The sounding board of a harp.

9. Architecture

a. A raised or sunken rectangular panel on a wall.

b. A raised horizontal surface or continuous band on an exterior wall; a stringcourse.

10. A part of the human palm framed by four lines, analyzed in palmistry.

11. An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.

12. An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.

13. An engraved slab or tablet bearing an inscription or a device.

14. Anatomy The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploe.

15. tables A system of laws or decrees; a code: the tables of Moses.

tr.v. ta·bled, ta·bling, ta·bles

1. To put or place on a table.

2. To postpone consideration of (a piece of legislation, for example); shelve.

3. To enter in a list or table; tabulate.

Idioms:

on the table

1. Up for discussion: Her new offer is on the table.

2. Put aside for consideration at a later date.

under the table

1. In secret.

2. Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tabula, board.]

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table

Noun

1. a piece of furniture consisting of a flat top supported by legs: a coffee table

2. a set of facts or figures arranged in rows and columns: a league table

3. a group of people sitting round a table for a meal, game, etc.: the whole table laughed

4. Formal the food provided at a meal or in a particular house: he keeps a good table

5. turn the tables to cause a complete reversal of circumstances

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. Brit & Austral to submit (a motion) for discussion by a meeting

2. US to suspend discussion of (a proposal) indefinitely [Latin tabula a writing tablet]

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Table the company at dinner or at a meal, 1602; a company of plaes at a gambling table, 1750.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	table - a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" tabular array correlation table - a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates; row headings are the scores on one variable and column headings are the scores on the second variables and a cell shows how many times the score on that row was associated with the score in that column contents, table of contents - a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start array - an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order" actuarial table, statistical table - a table of statistical data calendar - a tabular array of the days (usually for one year) file allocation table - the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk) periodic table - (chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law row - a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side column - a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers"
	2.	table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" altar, communion table, Lord's table - the table in Christian churches where communion is given booth - a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches breakfast table - a table where breakfast is eaten card table - a small light table with folding legs; can be folded for storage card table - a table for playing cards (as in a casino) cocktail table, coffee table - low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served conference table, council board, council table - the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting console, console table - a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall counter - table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted desk - a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments dressing table, toilet table, vanity, dresser - low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup drop-leaf table - a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" gaming table - a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips gueridon - a small round table kitchen table - a table in the kitchen leg - one of the supports for a piece of furniture operating table - table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation Parsons table - a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width pedestal table - a table supported by a single central column pier table - a low table set below a pier glass platen - work table of a machine tool billiard table, pool table, snooker table - game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played stand - a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand" ping-pong table, pingpong table, table-tennis table - a table used for playing table tennis tabletop - the top horizontal work surface of a table tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware) tea table - a small table for serving afternoon tea trestle table - a table supported on trestles work table, worktable - a table designed for a particular task
	3.	table - a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant" dining table, board - a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
	4.	table - flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water" mesa plateau, tableland - a relatively flat highland
	5.	table - a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
	6.	table - food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" board fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed training table - planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall)
Verb	1.	table - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, shelve, put over, remit, hold over delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
	2.	table - arrange or enter in tabular form tabularise, tabularize, tabulate arrange, set - adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"

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table

noun 1. counter, bench, stand, board, surface, slab, work surface

noun 2. list, chart, tabulation, record, roll, index, register, digest, diagram, inventory, graph, synopsis, itemization

noun 3. (Formal) food, spread (informal) board, diet, fare, kai N.Z. (informal) victuals

verb 4. Brit. submit, propose, put forward, move, suggest, enter, file, lodge, moot

Translations

table [ˈteɪbl] n → mesa (= chart) [of statistics etc] → cuadro, tabla

vt (BRIT) [+ motion etc]; presentar;

to lay or set the table → poner la mesa;

to clear the table → quitar or levantar la mesa;

league table (FOOTBALL, RUGBY) → clasificación f del campeonato;

table of contents → índice m de materias

table [ˈteɪbl] n → table f

vt (Brit) [+ motion etc]; présenter;

to lay or set the table → mettre le couvert or la table;

to clear the table → débarrasser la table;

league table (Brit) (Football, Rugby) → classement m (du championnat);

table of contents → table des matières

table [ˈteɪbl] n → Tisch m;

(Math, Chem etc) → Tabelle f

vt (Brit) (Parl) [+ motion etc]; einbringen;

to lay or set the table → den Tisch decken;

to clear the table → den Tisch abräumen;

league table (Brit) (Sport) → Tabelle f

table [ˈteɪbl] n → tavolo, tavola (= chart); tabella

vt [+ motion etc] → presentare;

to lay or set the table → apparecchiare or preparare la tavola;

to clear the table → sparecchiare;

league table (FOOTBALL, RUGBY) → classifica;

table of contents → indice m

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table

n table [ˈteibl]

1 a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games Put all the plates on the table. tafel طاوِلَه маса stůl bord der Tisch τραπέζι mesa laud میز pöytä table שוּלחָן मेज stol; igraći stol (stolni tenis, biljar) asztal meja borð tavolo テーブル 식탁, 테이블 stalas galds meja tafel bord stół mesa oamenii care stau la masă стол stôl miza sto bord โต๊ะ masa 桌子，臺子 стіл ٹيبل، ميز cái bàn 桌子，台子

2 a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5. tafel, tabel جَدْوَل، قائِمَه таблица tabulka, sloupec tabel die Tabelle πίνακας tabla, cuadro tabel جدول taulukko table, tableau לוּחַ सारणी tablica táblázat tabel tafla tavola, tabella 表 표, 일람표 lentelė tabula jadual tabel tabell tabela quadro tabel таблица tabuľka, stĺpec tabela tabela tabell ตาราง tablo, cetvel 表格 таблиця; список خانہ biểu, cột 表格

3 the people sitting at a table The whole table heard what he said. tafel مائِدَه، الجالِسون إلى المائِدَه хора, седящи на маса stůl bord die Tischrunde συνδαιτυμόνες mesa laudkond اشخاص دور میز pöytäseurue table, tablée הַיוֹשבִים לַשוּלחָן मेज के गिर्द बैठे लोग stol (osobe koje sjede oko stola) asztaltársaság orang yang duduk di keliling meja þeir sem sitja saman við borð tavolata 食卓を囲む人々 한자리의 사람들, 일동 žmonės prie stalo pie galda sēdošie org yg duduk di meja tafel bord(setting) stół mesa masă стол; компания stôl omizje sto bord[] โต๊ะอาหาร bir masada oturanlar 一桌子人 товариство за столом دستر خوان پر بيٹھے لوگ người ngồi trong cùng một bàn 一桌子人

n ˈtablecloth

a cloth for covering a table, usually for a meal an embroidered tablecloth. tafeldoek غَطاء المائِدَه покривка за маса ubrus dug das Tischtuch τραπεζομάντιλο mantel laudlina رومیزی pöytäliina nappe מַּפת שוּלחָן मेजपोश stolnjak abrosz taplak borðdúkur tovaglia テーブルクロス 식탁보 staltiesė galdauts alas meja tafelkleed bordduk obrus toalha de mesa faţă de masă скатерть obrus prt stolnjak bordduk ผ้าปูโต๊ะ masa örtüsü 桌布 скатерка ميز پوش vải phủ bàn 桌布

table linen

tablecloths, napkins etc They gave us table linen as a wedding present. tafellinne أغْطِيَة أو شَراشِف المائِدَه покривки и салфетки за маса stolní prádlo dækketøj die Tischwäsche πετσέτες και τραπεζομάντιλα mantelería lauapesu رومیزی؛ دستمال سفره pöytä- ja lautasliinat linge de table מַפּוֹת שוּלחָן मेजपोश stolno rublje asztalnemű taplak dan serbet borðlín tovagliato 食卓用白布類 식탁용의 흰 천 stalo aptiesalai galdauti un salvetes alas meja tafellinnen bordduk med servietter bielizna stołowa roupa de mesa gar­ni­tură pentru masă столовое бельё prestieranie namizni prt s prtički salveta bordslinne ผ้าปูโต๊ะ sofra örtüsü ve peçeteler 桌布和餐巾 столова білизна ميز کا رومال khăn ăn （餐）桌布和餐巾

n ˈtablespoon

1 a large spoon, used eg for serving food. eetlepel مِلْعَقَه كبيرَه супена лъжица lžíce spiseske der Eßlöffel κουτάλα (σούπας) cuchara sopera supilusikas قاشق غذا خوری lusikka cuiller de service כַּף बड़ा चम्मच jušna žlica evőkanál sendok makan matskeið cucchiaio (da tavola) 大さじ 식탁용 큰 스푼 valgomasis šaukštas ēdamkarote sudu besar opscheplepel spiseskje łyżka stołowa colher de sopa lingură de masă столовая ложка lyžica zajemalka velika kašika za sipanje hrane uppläggningssked, matsked ช้อนโต๊ะ (มีคำย่อว่า tbs.) servis kaşığı 大湯匙 столова ложка بڑا چمچہ 大汤匙

2 a tablespoonful Add a tablespoon of sugar. eetlepel مِلء مِلْعَقَة الطَّعام супена лъжица polévková lžíce spiseskefuld der Eßlöffel κουταλιά σούπας una cucharada sopera supilusikatäis به اندازه یک قاشق غذا خوری ruokalusikallinen cuillerée à soupe כַּף מְלֵאָה बड़ा चम्मचभर jušna žlica čega evőkanálnyi sesendok makan matskeið cucchiaio 大さじ１杯 식탁용 큰 스푼 하나 가득(한 분량) valgomasis šaukštas ēdamkarote(-s tilpums) sudu besar penuh eetlepel spiseskje łyżka stołowa uma colher de sopa (de) (o) lingură (de) (полная) столовая ложка polievková lyžica žlica puna kašika matsked หนึ่งช้อนโต๊ะ servis kaşığı (dolusu) 一大湯匙容量的 столова ложка بڑا چمچہ بھر کر 一大汤匙容量的

n ˈtablespoonful

the amount that will fill a tablespoon two tablespoonfuls of jam. teelepelvol مِقْدار مِلَعَقَة الطَّعام супена лъжица polévková lžíce spiseskefuld der Eßlöffel voll κουταλιά σούπας una cucharada sopera supilusikatäis به اندازه یک قاشق غذا خوری ruokalusikallinen cuillerée à soupe כַּף बड़ा चम्मचभर količina, koja stane u jušnu žlicu evőkanál(nyi) sesendok makan matskeiðarfylli cucchiaiata 大さじ１杯 식탁용 큰 스푼 하나 가득(한 분량) valgomasis šaukštas ēdamkarotes saturs/daudzums; pilna ēdamkarote sudu besar penuh eetlepel spiseskje (syltetøy, sukker, osv.) łyżka stołowa colher de sopa (de) (o) lin­gură (de) (полная) столовая ложка polievková lyžica žlica puna kašika matsked ปริมาณหนึ่งช้อนโต๊ะ servis kaşığı dolusu miktar 一大湯匙容量 столова ложка بڑے چمچہ کي مقدار đầy một thìa xúp 一大汤匙容量

table tennis

a game played on a table with small bats and a light ball; ping pong. tafeltennis تِنِس الطاوِلَه тенис на маса stolní tenis bordtennis das Tischtennis επιτραπέζιο τένις, πιγκ-πογκ tenis de mesa lauatennis پینگ پنگ pöytätennis ping-pong טֶנִיס-שוּלחָן टेबल टेनिस stolni tenis asztalitenisz tenis meja borðtennis ping-pong, tennis da tavolo 卓球 탁구 stalo tenisas galda teniss ping pong tafeltennis bordtennis tenis stołowy ténis de mesa tenis de masă, ping-pong настольный теннис stolný tenis namizni tenis stoni tenis bordtennis ปิงปอง masa tenisi 乒乓球 настільний теніс ايک کھيل môn bóng bàn 乒乓球

lay/set the table

to put a tablecloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table for a meal The meal is ready – will you lay the table? tafel dek يُعِدُّ المائِدَه поставям масата prostřít stůl dække bord den Tisch decken στρώνω τραπέζι poner la mesa lauda katma میز چیدن kattaa pöytä mettre la table לַעֲרוֹך שוּלחָן मेज सजाना postaviti stol (za objed) megterít menata meja leggja á borð apparecchiare 食卓の用意をする 밥상을 차리다 padengti stalą klāt/servēt galdu menyediakan meja utk makan tafeldekken dekke bordet nakryć do stołu pôr a mesa a pune masa накрывать на стол prestrieť stôl pogrniti mizo postaviti sto duka [] จัดโต๊ะอาหาร masayı hazırlamak, sofrayı kurmak 擺桌子 ставити на стіл دسترخوان تيار کرنا chuẩn bị bàn ăn 摆桌子