"profile" meaning in English

See profile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ [UK], /ˈproʊfaɪl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-profile.wav [UK] Forms: profile [singular], profiles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A profile is a short biographical description of a person.
    Sense id: simple-profile-en-noun-A5qbuodz
  2. A profile is a picture of a person.
    Sense id: simple-profile-en-noun-IRChLTCm
  3. A profile is the most visible parts of an object.
    Sense id: simple-profile-en-noun-A2KU6-JV
  4. A profile is a person's head, being viewed from the side.
    Sense id: simple-profile-en-noun-0aBqLEMb

Verb

IPA: /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ [UK], /ˈproʊfaɪl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-profile.wav [UK] Forms: profile [canonical], profiles [third-person, singular], profiled [past], profiled [past, participle], profiling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|profil|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If somebody like the police or government profiles a person, they make judgements about them based on identifiable characteristics.
    Sense id: simple-profile-en-verb-ShhVQGQq
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          "text": "Because it was known that the serial killer was a European adult male, the police used that profile to exclude all women, children, and racial minorities from their list of suspects."
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          "text": "Unfortunately, racial profiling causes problems for for Middle Eastern men when they fly."
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