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"File" Definition

noun

A collection of papers or published materials kept or arranged in convenient order.
A container, such as a cabinet or folder, for keeping papers in order.
A line of persons, animals, or things positioned one behind the other.
A line of troops or military vehicles so positioned.
A nail file.

verb-transitive

Archaic To sully or defile.
To carry out the first stage of (a lawsuit, for example): filed charges against my associate.
To enter (a legal document) on public official record.
To put or keep (papers, for example) in useful order for storage or reference.
To send or submit (copy) to a newspaper.

idiom

On file In or as if in a file for easy reference: We will keep your resumé on file.

verb-intransitive

To make application; apply: filed for a job with the state; file for a divorce.
To march or walk in a line.
To put items in a file.

verb

To rub, smooth, or cut away with or as if with a file.
To arrange in order for preservation and reference.
To place among official records as prescribed by law.
To send (copy) to a newspaper.
To return to the office of the clerk of a court without action on the merits.

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