table

ta|ble1 [ `teıbl ] noun count ***

1. ) a piece of furniture that consists of a flat surface held above the floor, usually by legs:

the kitchen/dining room table

They sat around a long table in the conference room.

a ) a table in a restaurant:

You'd better call in advance to reserve a table for six.

Ask for a table by the window.

b ) the people sitting at a table:

The whole table broke into applause.

c ) clear the table to take away from a table all the dishes and the knives, forks, etc. after people have finished eating

d ) set the table to put knives, forks, plates, etc. on a table at each place where a person will eat

2. ) a way of showing detailed pieces of information, especially facts or numbers, by arranging them in rows and lines across and down a page:

Table 6 shows that the number of murders decreased by 30% during the last ten years.

a ) a list that shows how well an organization, team, or player has been performing

b ) a MULTIPLICATION TABLE:

Have you learned your multiplication tables yet?

on the table

1. ) if a proposal or offer is on the table, someone has suggested it officially and people are considering it

2. ) AMERICAN if an idea or proposal is on the table, people are no longer discussing it at the moment, but they will discuss it again in the future

turn the tables (on someone)

to succeed in gaining an advantage over someone who until now had an advantage over you

table

ta|ble 2 [ `teıbl ] verb transitive AMERICAN

to delay dealing with something such as a proposal until a future time:

table a bill/proposal: Six senators tabled the bill and refused to discuss other similar proposals.