sort : Idioms & Phrases


ill-sorted

  • adjective satellite not easy to combine harmoniously
    unsuited; mismated; incompatible.
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Out of sorts

  • (Print.), with some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font; hence, colloquially, out of order; ill; vexed; disturbed.
Webster 1913

sort of

  • adverb to some (great or small) extent
    rather; kind of; kinda.
    • it was rather cold
    • the party was rather nice
    • the knife is rather dull
    • I rather regret that I cannot attend
    • He's rather good at playing the cello
    • he is kind of shy
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sort out

  • verb arrange or order by classes or categories
    sort; separate; assort; class; classify.
    • How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
  • verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
    crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; elucidate; clear; clear up; crystallize; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
    • Could you clarify these remarks?
    • Clear up the question of who is at fault
  • verb punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
    discipline; correct.
    • The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
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sort program

  • noun a utility program that sorts data items
    sort program.
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sorting algorithm

  • noun an algorithm for sorting a list
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sorting program

  • noun a utility program that sorts data items
    sort program.
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To run upon sorts

  • (Print.), to use or require a greater number of some particular letters, figures, or marks than the regular proportion, as, for example, in making an index.
Webster 1913