filing (Noun) — The entering of a legal document into the public record.
filing (Noun) — A fragment rubbed off by the use of a file.
filing (Noun) — The act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object).
filing (Noun) — Preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.. ex. "I have some filing to do"
filing (Verb) — (law) record in a public office or in a court of law. ex. "file a complaint" ex. "file for divorce"
filing (Verb) — Smooth with a file. ex. "file one's fingernails"
filing (Verb) — Proceed in line. ex. "The students filed into the classroom"
filing (Verb) — Place a formal charge against. ex. "The suspect was filed with murdering his wife"
filing (Verb) — Place in a container for keeping records. ex. "File these bills, please" ex. "file away these bills, please"