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filer.

to spin (a web)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/fi.le/
  1. to spin (a web)

    transitive
  2. to thread through (a crowd)

    transitive
  3. to spin a thread (of syrup, or syrup-like substances)

    intransitive
  4. to leave, to get going, to scram, to slip through

    informal · intransitive
  5. to pass, to hand, to give

    informal · transitive
    Tu pourrais me filer le sel, s'il-te-plaît ?
    Elle m'a filé des classes d'anglais.
  6. to ease a line

    transitive
  7. (police) to tail, track

    transitive
  8. to season and thicken gumbo with filé powder

    Louisiana · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin fīlāre. Derivable from fil + -er.

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