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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

put someone in a box en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To judge someone unfairly as a member of a category of person, based on very few factors.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
puts someone in a box Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
putting someone in a box Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put someone in a box Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put someone in a box Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

pigeonhole