"run the table" meaning in All languages combined

See run the table on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: runs the table [present, singular, third-person], running the table [participle, present], ran the table [past], run the table [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> the table}} run the table (third-person singular simple present runs the table, present participle running the table, simple past ran the table, past participle run the table)
  1. (snooker, pool) To succeed in potting all of one's balls in a single turn. Categories (topical): Snooker
    Sense id: en-run_the_table-en-verb-am94or71 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, pool, snooker, sports
  2. (figurative, by extension) To decisively and expeditiously accomplish something. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-run_the_table-en-verb-yCTWogWh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

Inflected forms

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