simple past tense and past participle of file

(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office. / (transitive) To submit (a story) to a newspaper or similar publication. / (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.

(archaic) To defile. / To corrupt.

(intransitive) To move in a file.

A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.

A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern. / (military) A small detachment of soldiers.

A collection of papers collated and archived together. / A roll or list. / Course of thought; thread of narration. / (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.

(transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.

(intransitive) To enter in single file.

To follow closely, like one soldier after another in file; to keep pace.