type — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bloke noun (British, informal) A man, especially an ordinary or average one.
- devil noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
- dude noun (informal) A man, especially a young man.
- fellow noun A man or boy; a guy.
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- sort noun A particular type or kind of something.
- type noun A category or class of things that share particular features.
Senses
type is used for these senses in English:
- bloke (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street. [From 1847]
- data type (programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them.
- devil A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
- dude (chiefly, US, Canada, colloquial) A man, generally a younger man.
- fellow (informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.
- jack (countable, now, chiefly, US) A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general. [from 16th c.]
- sort (informal) A person evaluated in a certain way.
- type A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
devil — full definition
- noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
- noun A wicked, cruel, or mischievous person (also used affectionately, especially of a child).
- verb To season food heavily with spices, especially mustard or pepper.
- verb To work for a barrister or writer without pay or credit, usually to gain experience.