TRAY

tray

(noun) an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

tray (plural trays)

A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

A flat carrier for items being transported.

The items on a full tray.

A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.

(computing, graphical user interface, informal)  A notification area used for icons and alerts.

(computing, business) A type of retail or wholesale packaging for CPUs where the processors are sold in bulk and/or with minimal packaging.

(Australia) (pickup) truck bed

Synonym: bed

Verb

tray (third-person singular simple present trays, present participle traying, simple past and past participle trayed)

(transitive) to place (items) on a tray

(intransitive) to slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.

Etymology 2

Noun

tray (plural trays)

(obsolete) trouble; annoyance; anger

Etymology 3

Verb

tray (third-person singular simple present trays, present participle traying, simple past and past participle trayed)

(transitive, obsolete) to grieve; to annoy

Etymology 4

Verb

tray (third-person singular simple present trays, present participle traying, simple past and past participle trayed)

(transitive, obsolete) to betray

Etymology 5

Noun

tray (plural trays)

Alternative form of trey (“third branch of deer's antler”)

Anagrams

• Arty, arty

Source: Wiktionary

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Tray, v. t. Etym: [OF. traïr, F. trahir, L. tradere. See Traitor.]

Definition: To betray; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Tray, n.; pl. Trays. Etym: [OE. treye, AS. treg. Cf. Trough.]

1. A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread, chopping meat, etc.

2. A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver.

3. A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for small or light articles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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