sift

Verb
  1. Move as if through a sieve (synset 202103105)
    "The soldiers sifted through the woods"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  2. Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (synset 201462658)
    "sift the flour"
    is a type of: separate - divide into components or constituents
    subtypes:
    • rice - sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice
    • resift - sift anew
    • riddle, screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
    • winnow - separate the chaff from grain by using air currents
    same as: sieve, strain
  3. Check and sort carefully (synset 201463223)
    "sift the information"
    is a type of: analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
    same as: sieve
  4. Distinguish and separate out (synset 200677687)
    "sift through the job candidates"
    is a type of: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    same as: sieve

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