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    sift
    /sɪft/

    verb

    • 1. put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: "sift the flour into a large bowl" Similar sievestrainscreenfilter
    • 2. examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important: "until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively" Similar search throughlook throughrummage throughroot about in

    noun

    • 1. an act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important: "a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris"

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  2. to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.

  3. verb. ˈsift. sifted; sifting; sifts. Synonyms of sift. transitive verb. 1. a. : to put through a sieve. sift flour. b. : to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve. 2. : to go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable. sifted the evidence. often used with through. sift through a pile of old letters. 3.

  4. to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.

  5. 1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job. 3. To apply by scattering through a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert. 4. To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence. v.intr.

  6. verb (used with object) to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. to separate by or as if by a sieve. to examine closely: The detectives are still sifting the evidence. Synonyms: probe, search, inspect, scrutinize, sort to ...

  7. 1. verb. If you sift a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps. Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sieve, filter, strain, separate More Synonyms of sift. 2. verb.

  8. Definitions of sift. verb. move as if through a sieve. “The soldiers sifted through the woods”. see more. verb. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. “ sift the flour”. synonyms: sieve, strain.

  9. Definition of sift verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. sift. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Cooking sift /sɪft/ verb [ transitive] 1 to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2 (also sift through) to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is ...

  11. 1. If you sift a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps. [...] 2. If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.