DROP-LEAF TABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drop-leaf table mean? 

• DROP-LEAF TABLE (noun)
  The noun DROP-LEAF TABLE has 1 sense:

1. a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface

  Familiarity information: DROP-LEAF TABLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROP-LEAF TABLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("drop-leaf table" is a kind of...):

table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)

Meronyms (parts of "drop-leaf table"):

drop-leaf (a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drop-leaf table"):

gateleg table (a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs)