Placing in marked folders

noun

1. An act or instance of using a file
2. A fragment rubbed off in filing

   "iron filings"

noun

1. An act or instance of filing something
2. A document filed

verb

1. To rub, smooth, or cut away with or as if with a file

   "She filed her nails."

verb

1. Defile, corrupt

verb

1. To arrange in order for preservation and reference

   "file letters"

2. To place among official records as prescribed by law

   "file a mortgage"

3. To send (copy) to a newspaper

   "filed a story"

4. To return to the office of the clerk of a court without action on the merits
5. To initiate (something, such as a legal action) through proper formal procedure

   "threatened to file charges"

6. To register as a candidate especially in a primary election
7. To place items in a file
8. To submit documents necessary to initiate a legal proceeding

   "file for bankruptcy"

verb

1. To march or proceed in single file

noun

1. A piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily

verb

1. To register as a candidate in the primary elections of more than one political party
2. To register (a person) as a candidate for more than one party

verb

1. To file (something, such as a document) in the wrong place

   "… the inaccessibility of information that is being typed, is in the mail, has been misfiled or is simply in an office that is closed for the weekend …"

verb

1. To file (something) in advance

   "a prefiled flight plan"