tabela — meaning in English

English meaning

• backboard noun The flat vertical panel behind a basketball hoop that the ball can bounce off.
• bracket noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
• cushion noun A soft fabric pad used for comfort when sitting or leaning.
• table noun A piece of furniture with a flat top, supported by legs.

Senses

tabela is used for these senses in English:

• backboard (basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
• bracket (sports) A diagram of games in a tournament.
• cushion (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.

backboard — full definition

1. noun The flat vertical panel behind a basketball hoop that the ball can bounce off.
2. noun A rigid board used to immobilize and carry an injured person.
3. verb To secure an injured patient onto a spine board.

bracket — full definition

1. noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
2. noun One of a pair of punctuation marks — such as ( ) or [ ] — used to enclose extra information or set apart a section of text or a mathematical expression.
3. noun A category or range that something falls into, especially for income, age, or a tournament.
4. verb To group things together as belonging to the same category.

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