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Meaning of tray table

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tray

Pronunciation:/tɹeɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A flat carrier for items being transported.

    Example: Make sure that tray of eggs is properly loaded.

  3. The items on a full tray.

    Example: Before long they had consumed a whole tray of shrimp cocktails and sent for another.

  4. 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

Definitions

  1. To place (items) on a tray

    Example: Be sure to tray eggs with the large end up.

  2. 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.