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sieve

 
Noun sieve has 1 sense
  1. sieve, screen - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
    --1 is a kind of strainer
    --1 has particulars: riddle; sifter
    Derived forms: verb sieve3, verb sift2
Verb sieve has 4 senses
  1. screen, screen out, sieve, sort - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
    --1 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. sieve, sift - check and sort carefully; "sift the information"
    --2 is one way to analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. sift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
    --3 is one way to separate
    Derived form: noun sieve1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. sieve, sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"
    --4 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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