pigeonhole

pi·geon·hole  (pjn-hl)

n.

1. A small compartment or recess, as in a desk, for holding papers; a cubbyhole.

2. A specific, often oversimplified category.

3. The small hole or holes in a pigeon loft for nesting.

tr.v. pi·geon·holed, pi·geon·hol·ing, pi·geon·holes

1. To place or file in a small compartment or recess.

2. To classify mentally; categorize.

3. To put aside and ignore; shelve.

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pigeonhole

Noun

a small compartment, such as in a bureau, for filing papers

Verb

[-holing, -holed]

1. to classify or categorize

2. to put aside

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pigeonhole - a specific (often simplistic) category category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
	2.	pigeonhole - a small compartment cubbyhole compartment - a space into which an area is subdivided
Verb	1.	pigeonhole - place into a small compartment lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	pigeonhole - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" stereotype, stamp class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

Translations

pigeonhole [ˈpɪdʒənhəul] n → casilla

pigeonhole [ˈpɪdʒənhəul] n → casier m

pigeonhole [ˈpɪdʒənhəul] pigeon n (for letters etc) → Fach nt (fig); Schublade f

vt (fig) [+ person]; in eine Schublade stecken

pigeonhole [ˈpɪdʒənhəul] n → casella

vt → classificare