Definition of File

Verb: file fI(-u)l

(law) record in a public office or in a court of law
"file a complaint"; "file for divorce";
- register
Smooth with a file
"file one's fingernails"
Proceed in line
"The students filed into the classroom"
Place a formal charge against
"The suspect was filed with murdering his wife";
- charge, lodge
Place in a container for keeping records
"File these bills, please"; "file away these bills, please";
- file away

Noun: file fI(-u)l

A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
- data file
A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- single file, Indian file
Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
- file cabinet [US], filing cabinet
A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal