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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

To file off

"The locker number has been filed off"

Hi, what does, "file off" mean?

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, filed, fil·ing. –n. 1.

  • , filed, fil·ing.
  • –n.
  • 1.
  • a long, narrow tool of steel or other metal having a series of ridges or points on its surfaces for reducing or smoothing surfaces of metal, wood, etc.
  • 2.
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file2, n., v., filed, fil·ing.
–n.
1. a long, narrow tool of steel or other metal having a series of ridges or points on its surfaces for reducing or smoothing surfaces of metal, wood, etc.
2. a small, similar tool for trimming and cleaning fingernails; nail file.
3. Brit. Slang. a cunning, shrewd, or artful person.
–v.t.

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