pigeonhole

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɪdʒənˌhoʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pijən hōl′)

Inflections of 'pigeonhole' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pigeonholes
v 3rd person singular
pigeonholing
v pres p
pigeonholed
v past
pigeonholed
v past p
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pigeonhole,
also UK: pigeon-hole
n
(mail compartment)casilla nf
  buzón nm
  casillero nm
 Fredrik put a copy of the memo in everyone's pigeonhole.
 Fredrik puso copias del memorando en las casillas de todos.
pigeonhole,
also UK: pigeon-hole
n
(coop for pigeons)palomar nm
 The pigeons sat cooing in their pigeonholes.
 Las palomas se sentaron en su palomar.
pigeonhole [sb/sth],
also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth]
vtr
figurative (categorize)clasificar vtr
  encasillar vtr
 The baseball coach pigeonholed his pitchers and wouldn't let them play other positions.
 El entrenador de béisbol clasificó a sus lanzadores y no les dejó jugar en otras posiciones.
pigeonhole [sb/sth] as [sth],
also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth] as [sth]
vtr + prep
figurative (categorize as)calificar a alguien como loc verb
  encasillar a alguien como loc verb
 The media pigeonholed the demonstrators as "communists and anarchists."
 Los medios calificaron a los protestantes como "comunistas y anarquistas".
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