Pigeonhole (Verb)
Meaning 1
Place into a small compartment.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Files were placed in labeled folders to help pigeonhole and organize them.
- She learned to pigeonhole small office supplies in separate drawers in her desk.
- In order to help her find them easily later, she began to pigeonhole her kitchen utensils in categorized baskets.
- The mailman quickly sorted and began to pigeonhole the letters into the mail slots of each apartment.
- Small plastic containers were used to pigeonhole the beads by color and size before they were strung onto necklaces.
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Meaning 2
Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.