type

UK /taɪp/ US /taɪp/
noun 5verb 5adv 1

Definitions

noun

1

A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.

Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.

2

An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.

Look, with these gals that want to buy it, most of them are older, dignified. Social Register types, you know what I mean? They can't be trotting down to Times Square to pick out the merchandise. They got to have some kind of, uh, middleman.

"I just peeked out toward the restaurant and there are a lot of Navy types in there. I'd hate for you to get in trouble on your last night in Europe."

3

An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.

Altogether he was the type of low ruffianism — as ill-conditioned a looking brute as ever ginned a hare.

4

A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.

5

A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.

The headline was set in bold type.

verb

1

To put text on paper using a typewriter.

2

To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.

3

To determine the blood type of.

The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.

4

To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.

5

To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.

Let us type them now in our own lives.

adv

1

Very, extremely.

I don't think Brooklyn slang is that different from Manhattan slang. But I'm not used to a lot of the slang my friends use. Months ago, I first heard, "There are mad heads here." I was like, "Where did that come from?" For a while they were saying, "That's type funny." I was like: "What? What do you mean by that?" It means "very funny." Or they were like, "That's dumb stupid." I'm like, "That's redundant."

Yeah, the fat bitch is type-slow.

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