file

The trash container; the wastebasket.

A compilation of negative gossip or facts about someone.

To store in a file; to get rid of a document by placing it in a file or other storage.

To reduce the size of something by filing (using the abrasive effects of a file).

To enter in single file.

To remove using a file (the tool).

To alter identifiable details in a creative work in order to conceal its origin.

To exit in one or more single file lines.

To move by (someone or something) in a line or procession and with a serious, often spiritual or deeply emotional purpose.

To officially submit or present paperwork or information to a specific authority.

In a file, as a file folder; available for reference.

Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.

To search through someone's criminal record.