1. (

• filing

) the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return" ;

2. (

• filing

) a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file ;

3. (

• filing ,

) the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) ;

4. (

• filing

) preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do" ;

1. (

• file ,
• register ,

) record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" ;

2. (

• file

) smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails" ;

3. (

• file

) proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom" ;

4. (

• charge ,
• lodge ,
• file ,

) file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" ;

5. (

• file ,
• file_away

) place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please" ;