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Syllabification: (file)

Pronunciation: /fīl/

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Definition of file

noun

a tool with a roughened surface or surfaces, typically of steel, used for smoothing or shaping a hard material:it is possible to make the necessary notch with a file

verb

[with object]

smooth or shape (something) with a file:when I have nothing else to do, I file my nails
(file something away/off) remove something by grinding it off with a file:the engine numbers were filed away