profile

1. profile (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.

Example: His fingers traced the profile of the handle.

2. profile (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.

Example: The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.

3. profile (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.

Example: Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.

4. profile (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).

Example: The book The Men with the Pink Triangles, profiling the lives of gay prisoners in the German concentration camp.

5. profile (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.

6. profile (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To draw in profile or outline.