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English to English verb
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move as if through a sieve |  | Example: The soldiers sifted through the woods
source: wordnet30
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separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements | | Example: sift the flour
source: wordnet30
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check and sort carefully | | Example: sift the information
source: wordnet30
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distinguish and separate out | | Example: sift through the job candidates
source: wordnet30
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To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime. | | source: webster1913
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