sort-outnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈsɔːt.aʊt/us/ˈsɔːrt̬.aʊt/UK informalan occasion when you put things in order or in their correct place:
I've had a sort-out in the bedroom - it's looking rather better.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- arrange
- arrangement
- catalogue
- categorize
- format
- kingdom
- lay sth out
- precedence
- prioritize
- put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
- range
- reconstruct
- rejig
- stream
- topology
- track
- tracking
- triage
- umbrella
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