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ENGLISH: file - CREOLE: dokiman

Overview of noun file

The noun file has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (17) file, data file -- (a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together)

2. (1) file, single file, Indian file -- (a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other)

3. (1) file, file cabinet, filing cabinet -- (office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order)

4. (1) file -- (a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)

Overview of verb file

The verb file has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)

1. (50) file, register -- (record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint")

2. (10) file -- (smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails")

3. (3) file -- (proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom")

4. (2) charge, lodge, file -- (file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife")

5. (1) file, file away -- (place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please")