(~s, tabling, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a piece of furniture with a flat top that you put things on or sit at.
She was sitting at the kitchen ~ eating a currant bun...
I placed his drink on the small ~ at his elbow.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone ~s a proposal, they say formally that they want it to be discussed at a meeting. (mainly BRIT)
They’ve ~d a motion criticising the Government for doing nothing about the problem.
= propose
VERB: V n
3.
If someone ~s a proposal or plan which has been put forward, they decide to discuss it or deal with it at a later date, rather than straight away. (AM)
We will ~ that for later.
VERB: V n
4.
A ~ is a written set of facts and figures arranged in columns and rows.
Consult the ~ on page 104...
Other research supports the figures in Table 3.3.
N-COUNT: also N num
5.
see also coffee ~ , dressing ~ , negotiating ~ , round ~ , tea ~
6.
If you put something on the ~, you present it at a meeting for it to be discussed.
This is one of the best packages we’ve put on the ~ in years...
PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR
7.
If you turn the ~s on someone, you change the situation completely, so that instead of them causing problems for you, you are causing problems for them.
The only question is whether the President can use his extraordinary political skills to turn the ~s on his opponents.
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR on n
8.
to put your cards on the ~: see card