Dictionary definition · sort
noun
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality"sculpture is a form of art"
- an approximate definition or example"she wore a sort of magenta dress"
- a person of a particular character or nature"what sort of person is he?"
- an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion"the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
verb
- examine in order to test suitability"screen these samples"
- arrange or order by classes or categories"How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).