tray

/tɹeɪ/

noun

1
A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
“I carefully arranged the dishes on the tray and brought it upstairs.”
2
A flat carrier for items being transported.
“Make sure that tray of eggs is properly loaded.”
3
The items on a full tray.
“Before long they had consumed a whole tray of shrimp cocktails and sent for another.”
4
A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
“The CD tray will not open.”
5
A notification area used for icons and alerts.
6
A type of retail or wholesale packaging for CPUs where the processors are sold in bulk and/or with minimal packaging.
7
(pickup) truck bed

1
To place (items) on a tray
“Be sure to tray eggs with the large end up.”
2
To slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.
“Traying has provided collegiate fun and the occasional fatality for decades.”

1
A playing card or die with the rank of three.
2
A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.
3
A three-pointer.
4
The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.
5
The third branch of a deer's antler.

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