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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

  1. noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
  2. noun A wicked, cruel, or mischievous person (also used affectionately, especially of a child).
  3. verb To season food heavily with spices, especially mustard or pepper.
  4. verb To work for a barrister or writer without pay or credit, usually to gain experience.

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