sift

Definition of Sift in English :

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Verb

1. sift

move as if through a sieve

Example Sentences:
'The soldiers sifted through the woods'

2. sieve, sift, strain

separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Example Sentences:
'sift the flour'

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strain

3. sieve, sift

check and sort carefully

Example Sentences:
'sift the information'

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4. sieve, sift

distinguish and separate out

Example Sentences:
'sift through the job candidates'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sift

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verb

1. (transitive)

to sieve (sand, flour, etc) in order to remove the coarser particles

2.

to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve

3. (transitive)

to separate with or as if with a sieve; distinguish between

4. (transitive)

to examine minutely

to sift evidence

5. (intransitive)

to move as if through a sieve

Sift

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verb transitive

1.

to pass through a sieve so as to separate the coarse from the fine particles, or to break up lumps, as of flour

2.

to scatter (a pulverized substance) by or as by the use of a sieve

3.

to inspect or examine with care, as by testing or questioning; weigh (evidence, etc.)

4.

to separate; screen; distinguish

to sift fact from fable

verb intransitive

5.

to sift something

6.

to pass through or as through a sieve

Sift

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v. sift·ed, sift·ing, sifts

v.tr.

1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.

2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.

3. To apply by scattering through a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert.

4. To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence.

v.intr.

1. To make use of a sieve.

2. To pass through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.

3. To make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.

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