Meaning of 'file'

noun

a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces

noun

office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

Synonyms: file cabinet filing cabinet

noun

a set of related records kept together

Example: "The file on the misbehaving student was hundreds of pages long."

Synonyms: data file

noun

a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

Synonyms: single file

verb

file a formal charge against

Synonyms: charge

verb

place in a container for keeping records

Synonyms: file away

verb

record in a public office or in a court of law

Example: "file for divorce"

Synonyms: register

verb

smooth with a file

Example: "file one's fingernails"

verb

proceed in line

Example: "The students filed into the classroom"