Meanings
verbput someone in a box (third-person singular simple present puts someone in a box, present participle putting someone in a box, simple past and past participle put someone in a box)
present singular third person puts someone in a box · participle present putting someone in a box
- idiomaticinformalTo judge someone unfairly as a member of a category of person, based on very few factors.
Synonyms: pigeonhole
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo judge someone unfairly as a member of a category of person, based on very few factors.
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