tray
/tɹeɪ/noun
Definitions
A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
Example: I carefully arranged the dishes on the tray and brought it upstairs.
A flat carrier for items being transported.
Example: Make sure that tray of eggs is properly loaded.
The items on a full tray.
Example: Before long they had consumed a whole tray of shrimp cocktails and sent for another.
A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
Example: The CD tray will not open.
verb
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To place (items) on a tray
Example: Be sure to tray eggs with the large end up.
To slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.
Example: Traying has provided collegiate fun and the occasional fatality for decades.