table

noun

• 1a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at: she put the plate on the table he rang the restaurant to book a table for lunch
• [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 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).

• 2a set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns: the population has grown, as shown in table 1
• a list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another; a league table: the team’s slide down the First Division table
• (tables) multiplication tables:children at the school have spelling tests and learn their tables
• Computing a collection of data stored in memory as a series of records, each defined by a unique key stored with it.

• 3 Architecture a flat, typically rectangular, vertical surface; a panel.
• 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.

• 4 Architecture a horizontal moulding, especially a cornice.

verb

• 1British present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting:more than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled

• 2chiefly US postpone consideration of:I’d like the issue to be tabled for the next few months

• 3 Sailing strengthen (a sail) by making a hem at the edge.