1. A piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
   "it was a sturdy table"
    
2. A set of data arranged in rows and columns
   "see table 1";
   - tabular array
    
3. A piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
   "I reserved a table at my favourite restaurant"
    
4. Flat tableland with steep edges
   "The mesa formed a natural table in the desert landscape";
   - mesa [N. Amer]
    
5. A company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
   "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"
    
6. Food or meals in general
   "she sets a fine table";
   - board

1. [N. Amer] Hold back to a later time
   "let's table the exam";
   - postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off, put back
    
2. Arrange or enter in tabular form
   "She tabled the survey results for easier analysis";
   - tabularize, tabularise [Brit], tabulate
    
3. [Brit] Propose something
   "table a motion"

Derived forms: tables, tabling, tabled

See also: position

Type of: arrange, array, article of furniture, assemblage, chow [informal], chuck [N. Amer, informal], delay, eats [informal], fare, furniture, gathering, grub [informal], piece of furniture, plateau, set, tableland

Encyclopedia: Table