Definition of "Sort" :

noun: an approximate definition or example

"She wore a sort of magenta dress."

noun: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

noun: a person of a particular character or nature

"What sort of person is he?."

noun: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

"The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting."

verb: arrange or order by classes or categories

verb: examine in order to test suitability