unset the table

verb

To remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.

Similar
clear the tabledraw the cloth
Opposite
set the tablelay the table
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Meanings

verbunset the table (third-person singular simple present unsets the table, present participle unsetting the table, simple past and past participle unset the table)

present singular third person unsets the table · participle present unsetting the table

  1. To remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.

    Synonyms: clear the table, draw the cloth

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.

Similar
clear the tabledraw the cloth
Opposite
set the tablelay the table
Also see
clear the tabledraw the cloth
Cite this entry
APA

unset the table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unset%20the%20table

MLA

“unset the table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unset%20the%20table. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unset the table,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unset%20the%20table.

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