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Meaning of 'sieve'
Meaning of 'sieve' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Sieve 
[ n.]
- A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a
pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a
vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair,
wire, or the like, woven in meshes. [ n.]- A kind of coarse basket.
Meaning of 'sieve' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. sieve [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- examine in order to test suitability
- examine in order to test suitability
Example in sentence:
- screen the job applicants;
- screen these samples
Meaning (2):
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Example in sentence:
- sift the flour
Meaning (3):
- check and sort carefully
- check and sort carefully
Example in sentence:
- sift the information
Meaning (4):
- distinguish and separate out
- distinguish and separate out
Example in sentence:
- sift through the job candidates
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