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to type

to type

42 3.5
To put someone or something into a particular group because of their features
  • verb
  • /taɪp/
translation icon : clasificar
  • How many words did you type on the test?
  • sex-typed
  • gender-typed
  • typed as female

Examples

  • " But if you had to type in a full email address? "

    Fiction book (1997)
  • You pull down the Mail menu, type in your questions, and send it to Smith's mailbox.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Just let me type, man.

  • Type it and send it to the theater.

  • And then I'm going to type in something like www.cnn.com.

  • I typed in the code, reactivated it, and put it in the back of that guy's van.

  • One noted it down in shorthand, typed it up, and left the room.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Using the console provided for that purpose, Wendy typed in her name and a sixteen-digit authorization code.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • You can easily type a name into the search box to find the information you need.

  • If you type the word 'apple', you will see a list of related articles.

Synonyms

to label
vsto type
213 2.2

To describe someone with a single word or short term

identifies membership but does not necessarily give a specific name
to classify
vsto type
110 3.4

To put people or things into groups based on shared features

identifies membership rather than organizing whole collections
to categorize
vsto type
  • US
59 3.5

To put things or people into groups by what they have in common

identifies it as belonging to that group rather than arranging many items
to stereotype
vsto type
11 4.8

To treat someone as if a simple, fixed idea about their group is true

identifies group membership without unfair fixed judgments

Compounds

blood type
  • Specialized
89 2.7

A group of human blood that has the same markers on red blood cells

11 3.6

The shape and build of a person's body, like thin or muscular

type O
  • Specialized
7 3.9

A blood group whose red cells have no A or B markers, so they can donate to anyone

type A
  • Specialized
6 4.8

A blood group whose red blood cells have an A marker

type B
  • Specialized
5 4.4

A blood group with B marks on red cells and no A marks

data type
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A category that shows what kind of information a place in a program can hold, for example numbers or text

type II diabetes
  • Specialized
3 3.9

A long-term condition that makes blood sugar too high, often in adults and treated with diet and pills

wild type
  • Specialized
2 4.8

The usual natural form of a species or gene

type AB
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A blood group whose red blood cells carry both A and B markers and whose plasma lacks antibodies against them

type I diabetes
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A long-term condition in which the body makes little or no insulin and people must take insulin injections

wild type
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Having the usual natural form of a gene or organism

A person with a strong, muscular body and broad shoulders

roman type
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Upright letters used for normal printed text in books, not slanted like italics

type family
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A set of related fonts like regular, bold, and italic that match each other

type specimen
  • Specialized
1 9.1

An animal or plant kept as the original example for naming a new species

8.2

A large bell-shaped oven that heats steel strips to remove hardening and make them softer

bell-type furnace
  • Specialized
9.8

A furnace that covers steel strips with a bell-shaped hood to make them softer

Long times when someone cannot move or speak, sometimes followed by short restless periods

A severe mental illness with confused thinking, strange speech, and childish behavior that often starts in the teenage years

asthenic type
  • Specialized
9.9

A body type with a thin, light build and little muscle

float-type rain gage
  • Specialized
7.9

A device with a float that rests on collected rain to measure how much falls

float-type rain gauge
  • Specialized
7.3

A tool that measures rain using a float on the top of the collected water

flange type
  • Specialized
8.2

A design of a flat ring used to join pipes or machine parts

n-type semiconductor
  • Specialized
7.6

A semiconductor that conducts electricity mainly with extra electrons from added atoms

p-type semiconductor
  • Specialized
7.4

A material that conducts electricity mainly by positive holes rather than electrons

Pliers with angled jaws you adjust to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipe fittings

pyknic type
  • Archaic
9.9

A person with a short, round, heavy body

6.0

A blood group in which red blood cells do not have the Rh factor

4.1

A blood group whose red blood cells have the Rh factor, common in most people

9.9

A type of schizophrenia where people wrongly believe others will harm them or a partner is cheating while appearing normal

A person who likes fine art, good wine, and stylish living

type beat
  • Jargon
7.7

A music track made in the style of a popular artist

7.9

A delayed reaction caused by the body's immune cells that appears hours after contact with something you are sensitive to

type metal
  • Archaic
8.4

A mix of three metals like lead and tin that printers use to make letters for printing

type slug
  • Archaic
9.9

A thin metal strip placed between words to make space in printing

type family
  • Specialized
8.1

A group of related data types that lets code choose a type based on input

type genus
  • Specialized
9.9

The genus that gives the family or subfamily its name

5.5

A very fast body reaction to something you are sensitive to, causing hives, itching, or very bad swelling

type species
  • Specialized
8.8

A species that shows the main features of its genus

How Specific

to identify
1.8
to type
42 3.5
to categorize
  • US
59 3.5
to sort
451 1.0

Surface Forms

type infinitive
typed past
typed past participle
typing present participle
types third person singular

Etymology

To type someone as a kind of person comes from the idea of a 'type' as a pattern (from Greek typos). So to type a person is to put them into a group because they fit a common pattern.