file
/faɪl/
verb
- To place documents or information in a particular order or in a designated place for storage.
- She filed the tax return before the deadline.
- I need to file all these receipts in the proper folders.
- Please file these letters alphabetically.
- To submit or register something officially, such as a legal document or application.
- They plan to file for divorce next month.
- He filed a complaint with the customer service department.
- The company filed a patent for its new invention.
- To walk in a line, one behind another.
- The students filed into the auditorium quietly.
- People filed out of the theater after the show ended.
- The mourners filed past the coffin to pay their respects.
- To use a tool with a rough surface to smooth or shape something.
- She carefully filed the rough edges off the piece of wood.
- The mechanic filed the metal part to make it fit.
- He filed his fingernails into a neat shape.
Antonyms
noun
- A folder or container for keeping loose papers together and in order.
- I need a new file for all these receipts.
- She put the contract in the red file labeled 'Important Documents'.
- The office has a file for each employee's records.
- A collection of data stored on a computer under a single name.
- The computer file was too large to email.
- Please save the report as a PDF file.
- I accidentally deleted the file with all my photos.
- A line of people or things one behind another.
- The students stood in file waiting for the bell to ring.
- A file of ants marched across the sidewalk.
- The soldiers walked in single file through the forest.
- A metal tool with a rough surface used for smoothing or shaping hard materials.
- He used a file to smooth the rough edges of the wood.
- The carpenter sharpened the saw with a file.
- A nail file is useful for shaping fingernails.