table

n.

1. A piece of furniture

   desk, pulpit, stand, board, counter, slab, dresser, bureau, lectern, sideboard, washstand, sink, horse, tea wagon, trivet; see also furniture.

   Types of tables include: writing table, secretary, dining table, kitchen table, card table, drafting table, vanity table, operating table, altar table, retable, end table, coffee table, tea table, drop-leaf table, laboratory table, library table, refectory table.

2. A statement in tabulated form

   schedule, digest, synopsis, report, record, chart, register, spreadsheet, compendium, index, appendix, table of contents, tabular illustration, statistics; see also summary.

3. Food

   meat and drink, things to eat, spread; see food, meal 2.

turn the tables*

under the table*

1. covertly, surreptitiously, not obviously; see secretly.

2. into a stupor, dead-drunk, out cold; see drunk.

table

v.