Definition of Sort
Noun: sort sort
- A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- kind, form, variety
- An approximate definition or example
"she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
- A person of a particular character or nature
"what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"
- An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
- sorting
- Examine in order to test suitability
"sort these samples";
- screen, screen out, sieve
- Arrange or order by classes or categories
"How would you sort these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?";
- classify, class, assort, sort out, separate
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