table

table
ta|ble1 W1S1 [ˈteıbəl] n
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1¦(furniture)¦
2¦(sport/game)¦
3¦(list)¦
4 on the table
5 turn the tables (on somebody)
6 under the table
7¦(maths)¦
8¦(group)¦
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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin tabula 'board, list']
1.) ¦(FURNITURE)¦
a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs
▪ the dining-room table
lay the table
BrE set the table
AmE (=put knives, forks etc on a table before a meal)
▪ The waiter cleared the table (=took all the plates, glasses etc off) .
book/reserve a table
(=in a restaurant)
▪ I've booked a table for two for 8 o'clock.
coffee/bedside/dinner table
2.) ¦(SPORT/GAME)¦
snooker/billiard/ping-pong etc table
a special table for playing a particular indoor sport or game on
3.) ¦(LIST)¦
a list of numbers, facts, or information arranged in rows across and down a page
table of
▪ a table of results
▪ the table of contents
4.) on the table
an offer, idea etc that is on the table has been officially suggested and someone is considering it
▪ The offer on the table at the moment is a 10% wage increase.
5.) turn the tables (on sb)
to change a situation completely, so that someone loses an advantage and you gain one
▪ The tables were turned in the second half, when Leeds United scored from the penalty spot.
6.) under the table informal
money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegally
▪ Payments were made under the table to local officials.
7.) ¦(MATHS)¦
times table
a list that young children learn, in which all the numbers between 1 and 12 are multiplied by each other
three/four etc times table
▪ He's 12 years old and still doesn't know his three times table.
8.) ¦(GROUP)¦
the group of people sitting around a table
▪ His stories kept the whole table amused.
table 2
table2 v [T]
1.) table a proposal/question/motion etc
BrE to formally present a proposal etc for other people to discuss
▪ Dr Clark tabled a motion for debate at next month's committee meeting.
2.) table a bill/measure/proposal etc
AmE to leave a bill etc to be discussed or dealt with in the future

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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