English

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Tabletop of a Japanese chestnut table.

Etymology

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From table +‎ top.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tabletop (plural tabletops)

  1. (furniture) The flat, horizontal upper surface of a table.
  2. (skateboarding) A fixed item resembling a table, used for performing skateboarding tricks.
  3. (photography, advertising) A photograph of an object or product placed on a table.
    • 1946, U.S. Camera, volume 9, numbers 6-11, page 72:
      Photographic greeting cards are usually tabletops.
  4. (roleplaying games) Ellipsis of tabletop game.
    • 2021, Dorian Sykes, The Good Life Part 2: The Re-Up:
      Some people watch TV, others play tabletops. You might like to work out. The object is to bide your time.

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Tabletop flags, small flags designed to sit on top of a table.

Adjective

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tabletop (not comparable)

  1. Suitable for use on top of a table.
  2. Taking place on top of a table.
    tabletop photography
    tabletop gaming

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Verb

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tabletop (third-person singular simple present tabletops, present participle tabletopping, simple past and past participle tabletopped)

  1. (roleplaying games, rare) To play tabletop games.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English tabletop.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈteːbəltɔp/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ble‧top
  • Rhymes: -ɔp

Noun

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tabletop m (plural tabletoppen, diminutive tabletopje n)

  1. (emergency services, slang) tabletop exercise (An emergency exercise where participants come together in an informal setting in, for example, a meeting room, to discuss their roles during a disaster or crisis and to review relevant procedures based on one or more scenarios)