tabling

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of table. Use this form for the action as it is happening, or as a name for the act itself.

   The board is tabling the plan until everyone can meet again.

   They kept tabling the same question at every meeting.

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2. 2
   nounUSuncountable

   The act of putting off a topic so the group does not discuss it now.

   Like putting a book on a shelf to deal with later instead of reading it now.

   The tabling of the proposal frustrated members who wanted action.

   After a short argument, the tabling of the issue ended the meeting.

   Similarshelving, postponement, deferral

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3. 3
   nounUKuncountable

   The act of bringing a topic forward so a group can discuss it.

   Like placing food on the table so everyone can start eating.

   The tabling of the new plan started a lively debate.

   Members welcomed the tabling of the report at the morning session.

   Similarintroduction, presentation

   Oppositewithdrawal

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   The act of putting information into rows and columns.

   Like sorting your toys into labeled boxes so you can find each one fast.

   The tabling of the survey results made them easy to compare.

   Careful tabling of the numbers helped the team spot the trend.

   Similartabulation

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5. 5
   nounmetonymicallyuncountable

   The act of staffing a booth to represent a company at a fair or event.

   Like setting up a lemonade stand to tell people about what you offer.

   The tabling at the job fair brought the startup many new contacts.

   Volunteers signed up for tabling at the weekend festival.

6. 6
   noununcountable

   A way of storing answers to smaller problems in a table, so you can reuse them later.

   Like writing down a hard math answer so you don't have to work it out again.

   The tabling of earlier results made the program run much faster.

   Good tabling saved the computer from doing the same work twice.

   Similarmemoization

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7. 7
   noununcountable

   A way of joining two pieces of wood by cutting notches that lock them together.

   Like puzzle pieces with matching bumps that fit into each other's gaps.

   The tabling of the planks held the hull together without nails.

   Old shipwrights used tabling to lock heavy beams in place.

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8. 8
   noununcountable

   A wide hem sewn along the edge of a sail to make it stronger.

   Like the thick folded edge on a blanket that stops it from coming apart.

   The tabling on the sail kept its edge from fraying.

   She reinforced the tabling before the long voyage.

   Similarhem

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