file
/fail/
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Definition
Noun:
- A tool for smoothing or shaping: A hand tool, often made of steel, with a rough surface covered in small sharp teeth, used to smooth, shape, or reduce materials like wood or metal.
- A container or system for organizing documents: A folder, cabinet, or digital structure used to keep papers or electronic records in order.
- A line or queue: A line of people or things arranged one behind the other.
- A collection of data: A set of related records or information kept together as a unit, either in physical or digital form.
Verb:
- To place in an organized container for storage: To put documents or records into a system for orderly keeping.
- To submit formally: To present or lodge an official document, such as a legal charge, application, or complaint, with an authority.
- To proceed in a line: To walk or move in a single line or queue.
- To smooth or shape with a file: To use a file tool to abrade a surface.
- To place on public record: To register a document officially with a court or public office.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- I need a metal file to smooth the edge of this bracket. (Tool)
- Please put the invoice in the correct client file. (Container for documents)
- The soldiers stood in a single file. (Line)
- I can't find the image file on my computer. (Collection of digital data)
Verb:
- Please file these reports alphabetically. (Place in order)
- They plan to file a lawsuit against the company. (Submit formally)
- The students filed quietly into the auditorium. (Proceed in a line)
- She filed her nails before the meeting. (Smooth with a tool)
- He filed for bankruptcy last year. (Place on public record)
Advanced Usage
- "To file away": To store something systematically, often implying it is being put aside for future reference.
- After the project ended, we filed away all the correspondence.
- "To file down": To reduce the size or smooth the surface of something using a file.
- The carpenter filed down the rough spot on the table leg.
- "On file": Recorded and kept in the official collection of documents.
- We have your application on file and will contact you soon.
Variants and Related Words
- Filer (n): A person or tool that files.
- Filing (n): 1. The act of using a file tool. 2. The act of submitting a document. 3. A particle removed by a file.
- File cabinet (n): A piece of office furniture with drawers for storing files.
- Filename (n): The name given to a computer file.
Synonyms
- Noun (Tool): Rasp, grater.
- Noun (Container): Folder, dossier, portfolio.
- Noun (Line): Queue, column, row.
- Verb (Submit): Lodge, register, submit.
- Verb (Smooth): Abrade, rasp, sand.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- File for: To make a formal application for something (e.g., divorce, bankruptcy).
- She decided to file for divorce.
- File in/out: To enter or exit in an orderly line.
- The audience filed out of the theater after the show.
- File away: To put documents into storage systematically.
- He filed the old contracts away in the archive.
Related Idioms
- Rank and file: The ordinary members of a group or organization, not the leaders.
- The new policy was unpopular with the rank and file of the union.
- Single file: A line of people or things arranged one behind the other.
- Walk in single file along the narrow path.
Noun
- a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
- office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
- a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
Verb
- place in a container for keeping records
- File these bills, please
- file a formal charge against
- The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
- proceed in line
- The students filed into the classroom
- smooth with a file
- file one's fingernails
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- file for divorce
- file a complaint