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Definition tray

Etymology 1

From Middle English treye, from Old English tr??, tr?? (�wooden board, tray�), from Proto-Germanic *trawj? (�wooden vessel�), from Proto-Indo-European *drewo-, *d�ru (�tree; wood�). Cognate with Old Norse treyja (�carrier�), Old Swedish tr� (�wooden grain measure�), Low German Treechel (�dough trough�), Ancient Greek ??????? (drou�t?, �tub, vat�), Sanskrit ????? (dro?a, �trough�). Related to trough and tree.

Noun

tray (plural trays)

1. A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
2. A flat carrier for items being transported.
3. The items on a full tray.
4. A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
5. (computing, graphical user interface, informal)  A notification area used for icons and alerts.
6. (Australia) (pickup) truck bed

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to place (items) on a tray
2. (intransitive) to slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.

Etymology 2

From Middle English traye, treie, from Old English trega (�misfortune, misery, trouble, grief, pain�), from Proto-Germanic *treg� (�mourning�), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg?- (�unwilling, sullen, slack�). Cognate with Icelandic tregi (�sorrow, grief�), Gothic ????? (trig?, �grief�).

Noun

tray (plural trays)

1. (obsolete) trouble; annoyance; anger

Etymology 3

From Middle English trayen, treien, from Old English tregian (�to trouble, harass, vex�), from Proto-Germanic *treg?n? (�to become tedious, become lazy, sadden�), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg?- (�unwilling, sullen, slack�).

Verb

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

1. (transitive, obsolete) to grieve; to annoy

Etymology 4

From Middle English trayen, from Old French trair (�to betray�), from Latin trad? (�hand over, betray�). More at betray.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, obsolete) to betray

Etymology 5

Noun

tray (plural trays)

1. Alternative form of trey (�third branch of deer's antler�)

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