type

noun

• 1a category of people or things having common characteristics:this type of heather grows better in a drier habitat blood types
• a person, thing, or event considered as a representative of a type:it’s not the type of car I’d want my daughter to drive I’m an adventurous type
• [with modifier] informal a person of a specified character or nature:professor types in tweed
• (one's type) informal the sort of person one likes or finds attractive:she’s not really my type
• Linguistics an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing. Contrasted with token.

• 2a person or thing symbolizing or exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something:she characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom
• an object, conception, or work of art serving as a model for subsequent artists.
• Botany & Zoology an organism or taxon chosen as having the essential characteristics of its group.
• short for type specimen.

• 3printed characters or letters:bold or italic type
• a piece of metal with a raised letter or character on its upper surface, for use in letterpress printing.
• the pieces of metal used in letterpress printing collectively.

• 4a design on either side of a medal or coin.

• 5 Theology a foreshadowing in the Old Testament of a person or event of the Christian tradition.

verb

• 1write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys:he typed out the second draft [no object]:I am learning how to type

• 2 Medicine determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs:the kidney was typed

• 3short for typecast.