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Definitions for Sorting

[1] the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
[2] a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
[3] character, quality, or nature: young people of a nice sort.
[4] an example of something that is undistinguished or barely adequate: He is a sort of poet.
[5] manner, fashion, or way: We spoke in this sort for several minutes.
[6] Printing . any of the individual characters making up a font of type. characters of a particular font that are rarely used.
[7] an instance of sorting.
[8] to arrange according to sort, kind, or class; separate into sorts; classify: to sort socks; to sort eggs by grade.
[9] to separate or take from other sorts or from others (often followed by out ): to sort the good from the bad; to sort out the children's socks.
[10] to assign to a particular class, group, or place (often followed by with, together, etc.): to sort people together indiscriminately.
[11] Scot. to provide with food and shelter.
[12] Computers . to place (records) in order, as numerical or alphabetical, based on the contents of one or more keys contained in each record. Compare key1(def 19) .
[13] Archaic . to suit; agree; fit.
[14] British Dialect . to associate, mingle, or be friendly.
[15] sort out , evolve; develop; turn out: We'll just have to wait and see how things sort out. to put in order; clarify: After I sort things out here, I'll be able to concentrate on your problem.
[16] a class, group, kind, etc, as distinguished by some common quality or characteristic
[17] informal type of character, nature, etc he's a good sort
[18] a more or less definable or adequate example it's a sort of review
[19] (often plural) printing any of the individual characters making up a fount of type
[20] archaic manner; way in this sort we struggled home
[21] after a sort to some extent
[22] of sorts or of a sort of an inferior kind of an indefinite kind
[23] out of sorts not in normal good health, temper, etc
[24] sort of informal (adverb) in some way or other; as it were; rather (sentence substitute) used to express reservation or qualified assent I’m only joking. Sort of
[25] (tr) to arrange according to class, type, etc
[26] (tr) to put (something) into working order
[27] (tr) to arrange (computer information) by machine in an order convenient to the computer user
[28] (tr foll by with ) informal to supply, esp with drugs
[29] (intr; foll by with, together, etc ) archaic , or dialect to associate, as on friendly terms
[30] (intr) archaic to agree; accord

Words related to Sorting

cull, separate, catalogue, sift, categorize, comb, arrange, riddle, systematize, rank, group, divide, grade, screen, distribute, winnow, pigeonhole, order, assort, choose

Words nearby Sorting

sortal, sortation, sorted, sortie, sortilege, sorting, sorting tracks, sorting yard, sortition, sorus, sos

Origin of Sorting

1200–50; (noun) Middle English < Middle French sorte < Medieval Latin sort- (stem of sors ) kind, allotted status or portion, lot, Latin: orig., voter's lot; (v.) Middle English sorten to allot, arrange, assort (< Middle French sortir ) < Latin sortīrī to draw lots, derivative of sors; later senses influenced by the noun and by assort

Words that may be confused with Sorting

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, sortkind2, sort, type, (see, usage, note, at, kind2), (see, usage, note, at, type)

Other words from Sorting

sort·a·ble , adjective
sort·a·bly , adverb
sort·er , noun
mis·sort , verb
sub·sort , noun
sub·sort , verb
sub·sort·er , noun
un·der·sort , verb (used with object)
un·sort , verb (used with object)
un·sort·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Sorting

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin sors kind, from Latin: fate

Synonyms for Sorting

arrange, catalogue, categorize, comb, cull, separate, sift, assort, choose, class, classify, distribute, divide, file, grade, group, order, peg, pick, pigeonhole, rank, riddle, screen, select, systematize, tab, typecast, winnow, button down, put down as, put down for, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, size up