Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sort 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  sort 
 
  Sense  2 
  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate 
  =>  unitize,  unitise 
  =>  catalogue,  catalog 
  =>  refer 
  =>  reclassify 
  =>  size 
  =>  dichotomize 
  =>  pigeonhole,  stereotype,  stamp 
  =>  group 
  =>  grade 
  =>  count  number 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sort 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  sort 
 
  Sense  2 
  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate 
  =>  unitize,  unitise 
  =>  catalogue,  catalog 
  =>  refer 
  =>  reclassify 
  =>  size 
  =>  dichotomize 
  =>  pigeonhole,  stereotype,  stamp 
  =>  group 
  =>  regroup 
  =>  bracket 
  =>  collocate,  lump,  chunk 
  =>  batch 
  =>  grade 
  =>  count  number 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sort 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  sort 
 
  Sense  2 
  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate 
  =>  compare 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sort 
 
  2  senses  of  sort 
 
  Sense  1 
  screen,  screen  out  sieve,  sort 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate 
  =>  categorize 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sort 
 
  sort  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sort 
 
  Sense  1 
  screen,  screen  out  sieve,  sort 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate 
  =>  categorize 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sort 
  consort 
  holiday  resort 
  last  resort 
  prince  consort 
  queen  consort 
  resort 
  ski  resort 
  sort 
  sort  program 
  sorter 
  sortie 
  sorting 
  sorting  algorithm 
  sorting  program 
  sortition 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sort 
 
  The  noun  sort  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (65)  kind  sort,  form  variety  --  (a  category  of  things  distinguished  by  some  common  characteristic  or  quality;  "sculpture  is  a  form  of  art";  "what  kinds  of  desserts  are  there?") 
  2.  (4)  sort  --  (an  approximate  definition  or  example;  "she  wore  a  sort  of  magenta  dress";  "she  served  a  creamy  sort  of  dessert  thing") 
  3.  (1)  sort  --  (a  person  of  a  particular  character  or  nature;  "what  sort  of  person  is  he?";  "he's  a  good  sort") 
  4.  sort,  sorting  --  (an  operation  that  segregates  items  into  groups  according  to  a  specified  criterion;  "the  bottleneck  in  mail  delivery  it  the  process  of  sorting") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sort 
 
  The  verb  sort  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  screen,  screen  out  sieve,  sort  --  (examine  in  order  to  test  suitability;  "screen  these  samples";  "screen  the  job  applicants") 
  2.  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate  --  (arrange  or  order  by  classes  or  categories;  "How  would  you  classify  these  pottery  shards--are  they  prehistoric?") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sort 
 
  The  noun  sort  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (65)  kind  sort,  form  variety  --  (a  category  of  things  distinguished  by  some  common  characteristic  or  quality;  "sculpture  is  a  form  of  art";  "what  kinds  of  desserts  are  there?") 
  2.  (4)  sort  --  (an  approximate  definition  or  example;  "she  wore  a  sort  of  magenta  dress";  "she  served  a  creamy  sort  of  dessert  thing") 
  3.  (1)  sort  --  (a  person  of  a  particular  character  or  nature;  "what  sort  of  person  is  he?";  "he's  a  good  sort") 
  4.  sort,  sorting  --  (an  operation  that  segregates  items  into  groups  according  to  a  specified  criterion;  "the  bottleneck  in  mail  delivery  it  the  process  of  sorting") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sort 
 
  The  verb  sort  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  screen,  screen  out  sieve,  sort  --  (examine  in  order  to  test  suitability;  "screen  these  samples";  "screen  the  job  applicants") 
  2.  classify,  class,  sort,  assort,  sort  out  separate  --  (arrange  or  order  by  classes  or  categories;  "How  would  you  classify  these  pottery  shards--are  they  prehistoric?") 

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