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Noun profile has 5 senses

profile - an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers"
--₁ is a kind of chart
--₁ has particulars: population profile
profile - a side view representation of an object (especially a human face)
--₂ is a kind of side view

Derived form: verb profile₂
profile - biographical sketch
--₃ is a kind of biography, life, life story, life history

Derived form: verb profile₁
visibility, profile - degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"; "he prefers a low profile"
--₄ is a kind of salience, saliency, strikingness
profile - a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
--₅ is a kind of cross section
--₅ has part: horizon; soil horizon
--₅ has particulars: soil profile

Verb profile has 2 senses

profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"
--₁ is one way to write, compose, pen, indite

Derived form: noun profile₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
profile - represent in profile, by drawing or painting
--₂ is one way to represent, interpret

Derived form: noun profile₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody