"under the table" meaning in All languages combined

See under the table on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} under the table
  1. (adjectival) Secret; covert; undisclosed. Tags: adjectival
    Sense id: en-under_the_table-en-prep_phrase-knFHZdqr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 31 15 0 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 23 18 0 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 20 0 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 31 23 0 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 40 24 22 0 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 26 24 0 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 28 25 0 14
  2. (adverbial) Secretly; covertly; undisclosedly. Tags: adverbial Translations (secretly): sort (Danish), pimeästi (Finnish), bajo cuerda (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-under_the_table-en-prep_phrase-Ibn5DI22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 31 15 0 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 20 0 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 31 23 0 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 28 25 0 14 Disambiguation of 'secretly': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. In or into a state of stupification or boredom.
    Sense id: en-under_the_table-en-prep_phrase-9nq5w6se Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 31 15 0 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 20 0 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 31 23 0 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 28 25 0 14
  4. In or into a state of drunkenness. Synonyms: under the mahogany
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  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see under, table. Synonyms: under-the-table [attributive] Related terms: drink under the table, talk someone under the table, under the counter, underhanded
    Sense id: en-under_the_table-en-prep_phrase-cR2plKS~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 31 15 0 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 20 0 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 31 23 0 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 28 25 0 14

Alternative forms

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