"wait tables" meaning in All languages combined

See wait tables on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: waits tables [present, singular, third-person], waiting tables [participle, present], waited tables [participle, past], waited tables [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=wait tables}} wait tables (third-person singular simple present waits tables, present participle waiting tables, simple past and past participle waited tables)
  1. (stative) To wait as a server in a restaurant or other dine-in eatery. Tags: stative Synonyms: wait on tables Related terms: waiter, waitress
    Sense id: en-wait_tables-en-verb-1mynhZvD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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