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| pi·geon·hole [ píjjən hl ] |
noun (plural pi·geon·holes) |
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1. place to put messages: a small compartment that is part of a set in a desk or wall unit into which papers or messages can be sorted or placed
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2. broad category: a category or label assigned to somebody or something without a great deal of thought
  the tendency to put writers into pigeonholes
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3. birds pigeon's nesting compartment: a small nesting hole in a shelter for domestic pigeons
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transitive verb (past and past participle pi·geon·holed, present participle pi·geon·hol·ing, 3rd person present singular pi·geon·holes) |
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1. put somebody in broad category: to categorize somebody or something without a great deal of thought
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2. postpone something: to put something off for a while
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