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   pigeonhole

   /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊl/

   noun

   • 1. a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.
   • 2. each of a set of small open-fronted compartments in a workplace or other organization where letters or messages may be left for individuals. Similar cubbyholecompartmentslotlockerniche
   • ▪ a compartment built into a desk for keeping documents in. Similar cubbyholecompartmentslotlockerniche
   • 3. a category, typically an overly restrictive one, to which someone or something is assigned: "people identified me with a homely farmer's wife and I could never escape that pigeonhole" Similar categorycategorizationcompartmentclassclassificationgroupgroupinggradegradingdesignationsetsectiondivision

   verb

   • 1. assign to a particular category, typically an overly restrictive one: "I was pigeonholed as a ‘youth writer’" Similar categorizecompartmentalizeclassifycharacterizelabelbrandtagdesignategradecodifysortrankrate
   • 2. put (a document) in a pigeonhole: "he pigeonholed his charts and notes"
   • ▪ put aside for future consideration: "she pigeonholed her worry about him" Similar postponeput offput backdefershelvedelayhold overput on one sidelay asideadjournsuspendput on icemothballput in cold storagetableinformal:put on the back burner

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