tray
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/tɹeɪ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.“I carefully arranged the dishes on the tray and brought it upstairs.”
- A flat carrier for items being transported.“Make sure that tray of eggs is properly loaded.”
- The items on a full tray.“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.“The CD tray will not open.”
verb
- To place (items) on a tray“Be sure to tray eggs with the large end up.”
- To slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.“Traying has provided collegiate fun and the occasional fatality for decades.”
noun
- Trouble; annoyance; anger
verb
- To grieve; to annoy
verb
- To betray
noun
- A playing card or die with the rank of three.
- A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.
- A three-pointer.
- The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.