tray

The definition of a tray is a flat platform for carrying items.

(noun)

An example of a tray is the plastic platform used by students to carry their lunch plate and drink in the cafeteria.

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See tray in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a flat receptacle made of wood, metal, glass, plastic, etc., often with slightly raised edges, used for holding or carrying articles
  2. a tray with its contents: a tray of food
  3. a shallow, boxlike, removable compartment of a trunk, cabinet, etc.

Origin: ME treie < OE treg, trig, wooden board, akin to treow, tree

See tray in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A shallow flat receptacle with a raised edge or rim, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles.
  2. A shallow flat receptacle with its contents: took the patient a dinner tray.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English trēg; see deru- in Indo-European roots

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