1. (noun) 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. (noun) sort
an approximate definition or example
"she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
3. (noun) sort
a person of a particular character or nature
"what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"
4. (verb) sort, sorting
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
"the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
5. (verb) screen, screen out, sieve, sort
examine in order to test suitability
"screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
6. (verb) 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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Definition of 'SORT' 
