sort
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- To sort is to divide one group of things into smaller groups of things, so that the things in one smaller group are the same as each other in some way.
- He sorted the apples, putting red apples in one basket and green apples in the other basket.
Noun
[change]- A sort is a kind or type.
- Red and green are two sorts of apple.