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File

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Noun

1. data file, file

a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

2. file, indian file, single file

a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

3. file, file cabinet, filing cabinet

office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

4. file

a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

Verb

5. file, register

record in a public office or in a court of law

Example Sentences:
'file for divorce'
'file a complaint'

6. file

smooth with a file

Example Sentences:
'file one's fingernails'

7. file

proceed in line

Example Sentences:
'The students filed into the classroom'

8. charge, file, lodge

file a formal charge against

Example Sentences:
'The suspect was charged with murdering his wife'

9. file, file away

place in a container for keeping records

Example Sentences:
'File these bills, please'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

File

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noun
1. 
a folder, box, etc, used to keep documents or other items in order
2. 
the documents, etc, kept in this way
3. 
documents or information about a specific subject, person, etc
we have a file on every known thief
4. 
an orderly line or row
5. 
a line of people in marching formation, one behind another
Compare rank1 (sense 6)
6. 
any of the eight vertical rows of squares on a chessboard
7. computing
a named collection of information, in the form of text, programs, graphics, etc, held on a permanent storage device such as a magnetic disk
8. obsolete
a list or catalogue
9. Canadian
a group of problems or responsibilities, esp in government, associated with a particular topic
the environment file
10.  on file
verb
11. 
to place (a document, letter, etc) in a file
12. (transitive)
to put on record, esp to place (a legal document) on public or official record; register
13. (transitive)
to bring (a suit, esp a divorce suit) in a court of law
14. (transitive)
to submit (copy) to a newspaper or news agency
15. (intransitive)
to march or walk in a file or files
the ants filed down the hill
noun
1. 
a hand tool consisting essentially of a steel blade with small cutting teeth on some or all of its faces. It is used for shaping or smoothing metal, wood, etc
2. rare, British slang
a cunning or deceitful person
verb
3. (transitive)
to shape or smooth (a surface) with a file
verb
(transitive) obsolete
to pollute or defile

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File

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verb transitiveWord forms: filed or ˈfiling
1. 
a. 
to arrange (papers, etc.) in order for future reference
b. 
to put (a paper, etc.) in its proper place or order
2.  US
to dispatch (a news story) to a newspaper, news agency, etc.
3. 
to register (an application, etc.)
4. 
to put (a legal document) on public record
5. 
to initiate (a divorce suit or other legal action)
verb intransitive
6. 
to move in a line
to file out of a building
7.  US
to register oneself as a candidate (for a political office)
8. 
to make application (for divorce proceedings, etc.)
noun
9. 
a container, as a folder, cabinet, etc., for keeping papers in order
10. 
an orderly arrangement of papers, cards, etc., as for reference
11. 
a line of persons or things situated one behind another
see also rank1
12. 
any of the rows of squares on a chessboard extending from one player's end to the other
13.  Computing
a collection of data (or, often, of logically related records) stored and dealt with as a single, named unit
see also record (sense 13), field (sense 12)
noun
1. 
a steel tool with a rough, ridged surface for smoothing, grinding down, or cutting through something
2.  British, Slang
a crafty rascal
verb transitiveWord forms: filed or ˈfiling
3. 
to smooth, grind down, or cut through as with a file
verb transitiveWord forms: filed or ˈfiling
Archaic
to make foul; defile
noun
powdered sassafras leaves, used in Creole cooking

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

File

see synonyms of file
tr.v. filed, fil·ing, files
Archaic
To sully or defile.
n.
Powdered sassafras leaves used to thicken and season soups, stews, and gumbos.
n.
1. A container, such as a cabinet or folder, for keeping papers in order.
2. A collection of papers or published materials kept or arranged in convenient order.
3. Computers A collection of data or program records stored as a unit with a single name.
4.
a. A line of persons, animals, or things positioned one behind the other.
b. A line of troops or military vehicles so positioned.
5. Games Any of the rows of squares that run forward and backward between players on a playing board in chess or checkers.
6. Archaic A list or roll.
v. filed, fil·ing, files
v.tr.
1. To put or keep (papers, for example) in useful order for storage or reference.
2. To enter (a legal document) as an official record.
3. To send or submit (copy) to a newspaper.
4. To initiate (a lawsuit): file a complaint; file charges.
v.intr.
1. To march or walk in a line.
2. To put items in a file.
3. To make application; apply: filed for a job with the state; file for a divorce.
4. To enter one's name in a political contest: filed for Congress.
n.
1. Any of several hardened steel tools with cutting ridges for forming, smoothing, or reducing especially metallic surfaces.
2. A nail file.
3. Chiefly British A crafty or artful person.
tr.v. filed, fil·ing, files
To smooth, reduce, or remove with or as if with a file.

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