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Meaning of 'filter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Filter [ n.]
- Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a similar device for purifying air.
- To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a filter.
- Same as Philter.
2 . Filter [ v. i.]
- To pass through a filter; to percolate.

Meaning of 'filter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . filter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- remove by passing through a filter
Example in sentence:
  • filter out the impurities
Meaning (2):
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
Example in sentence:
  • reports began to dribble in;
  • water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
Meaning (3):
- pass through
Example in sentence:
  • The chemical undergoes a sudden change;
  • The fluid undergoes shear;
  • undergo a strange sensation;
  • Water permeates sand easily

Nearby Words:

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