filch
filch

file


Definition: Meaning of, file in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fʌɪl /

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Singular Plural
file files
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  1. a set of papers, records etc that contain information about a particular person or subject
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  2. a box or piece of folded card in which you store loose papers
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  3. information on a computer that you store under a particular name
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  4. a metal tool with a rough surface that you rub on something to make it smooth
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  5. a line of people who are standing or walking one behind the other
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
file filed filed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
filing files
  1. [transitive] to keep papers, documents etc in a particular place so that you can find them easily
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  2. [transitive] to give or send an official report or news story to your employer
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  3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] law to give a document to a court or other organization so that it can be officially recorded and dealt with
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  4. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if people file somewhere, they walk there in a line
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  5. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to use a metal or wooden tool to rub something in order to make it smooth
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file used in phrases

  • ASCII text file (noun)
    1. a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting
  • Indian file (noun)
    1. a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
  • anonymous file transfer protocol (noun)
    1. a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as 'guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available
  • backup file (noun)
    1. computing a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
  • batch file (noun)
    1. computing a file containing commands to be processed one after the other in a batch
  • binary file (noun)
    1. computing a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte
  • blunt file (noun)
    1. a file with parallel edges
  • circular file (noun)
    1. a WASTEPAPER BASKET -- used humorously
  • compressed file (noun)
    1. a file that has been compressed to occupy minimal storage space
  • computer file (noun)
    1. computing a file maintained in computer-readable form
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file used in phrasal verbs

  • file away (phrasal verb)
    1. to put a document away in a file
  • file down (phrasal verb)
  • file for (phrasal verb)
    1. file for something to officially ask a court for something, for example ask them to give you a divorce or state officially that you are bankrupt
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