English noun: filing | |||
1. | filing (communication) the entering of a legal document into the public record | ||
Samples | He filed a complaint. He filed his tax return. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | entry, submission | ||
2. | filing (object) a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fragment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | metal filing | ||
3. | filing (act) the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | formation, shaping | ||
4. | filing (act) preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc. | ||
Samples | I have some filing to do. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | storage | ||