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ALL meanings of tabled

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  • noun tabled a gaming table. 1
  • noun tabled a flat or plane surface; a level area. 1
  • noun tabled a tableland or plateau. 1
  • noun tabled a concise list or guide: The table of contents in the front of the book includes chapter names and page numbers. 1
  • noun tabled an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme. 1
  • noun tabled (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Mensa. 1
  • noun tabled a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, especially one artificially shaped for a particular purpose. 1
  • noun tabled Architecture. a course or band, especially of masonry, having a distinctive form or position. a distinctively treated surface on a wall. 1
  • noun tabled a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put. 1
  • noun tabled tables. the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed: the tables of the Decalogue. the laws themselves. 1
  • noun tabled Anatomy. the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull. 1
  • noun tabled Music. a sounding board. 1
  • noun tabled Jewelry. the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem. a gem with such a surface. 1
  • verb with object tabled to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table. 1
  • verb with object tabled to enter in or form into a table or list. 1
  • verb with object tabled Parliamentary Procedure. Chiefly U.S. to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely. British. to present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion. 1
  • adjective tabled of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp. 1
  • adjective tabled suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking: table grapes. 1
  • idioms tabled on the table, Parliamentary Procedure. U.S. postponed. British. submitted for consideration. 1
  • idioms tabled turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, especially with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist, etc.: Fortune turned the tables and we won. We turned the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent. 1
  • idioms tabled under the table, drunk. as a bribe; secretly: She gave money under the table to get the apartment. 1
  • idioms tabled wait (on) table, to work as a waiter or waitress: He worked his way through college by waiting table. Also, wait tables. 1
  • noun tabled an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table. 1
  • noun tabled such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it. 1
  • noun tabled the food placed on a table to be eaten: She sets a good table. 1
  • noun tabled a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction. 1
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