table

noun

• 1a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface on which objects may be placed, and that can be used for such purposes as eating, writing, working, or playing games.
• [in singular] food provided in a restaurant or household:he was reputed to have the finest French table of the time
• a group seated at a table for a meal:the whole table was in gales of laughter
• (the table) a meeting place or forum for formal discussions held to settle an issue or dispute:the negotiating table
• [in singular] Bridge the dummy hand (which is exposed on the table):they made the hand easily with the aid of a club ruff on the table

• 2a set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns:the population has grown, as shown in table 1 a table of contents
• Computing a collection of data stored in memory as a series of records, each defined by a unique key stored with it.

• 3a flat surface, in particular.
• Architecture a flat, typically rectangular, vertical surface.
• a horizontal molding, especially a cornice.
• a slab of wood or stone bearing an inscription.
• a flat surface of a gem.
• a cut gem with two flat faces.
• each half or quarter of a folding board for backgammon.

verb

• 1chiefly US postpone consideration of:I’d like the issue to be tabled for the next few months

• 2British present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting:an MP tabled an amendment to the bill