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sieve  (sv)

n.

A utensil of wire mesh or closely perforated metal, used for straining, sifting, ricing, or puréeing.

v. sieved, siev·ing, sieves

v.tr.

To pass through a sieve.

v.intr.

To use a sieve; sift.

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[Middle English sive, from Old English sife.]

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sieve [siv]

Noun

a utensil with a mesh through which a substance is sifted or strained

Verb

[sieving, sieved]

to sift or strain through a sieve [Old English sife]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sieve - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles screen riddle - a coarse sieve (as for gravel) sifter - a household sieve (as for flour) strainer - a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
Verb	1.	sieve - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" screen out, sort, screen choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
	2.	sieve - check and sort carefully; "sift the information" sift analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
	3.	sieve - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" sift, strain separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" rice - sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" resift - sift anew riddle, screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff winnow, fan - separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" pick over, sieve out - separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"
	4.	sieve - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" sift choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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sieve

noun 1. strainer, sifter, colander, screen, riddle, tammy cloth

verb 2. sift, filter, strain, separate, pan, bolt, riddle

Translations

sieve [sɪv] n → colador m

vt → cribar

sieve [sɪv] n → tamis m, passoire f

vt → tamiser, passer (au tamis)

sieve [sɪv] n → Sieb nt

vt → sieben

sieve [sɪv] n → setaccio

vt → setacciare

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sieve

n sieve [siv]

a container with a bottom full of very small holes, used to separate liquids from solids or small, fine pieces from larger ones etc He poured the soup through a sieve to remove all the lumps.sifمُنْخُلрешетоsíto, cedníksidas Siebσουρωτήρι, κόσκινοcolador, tamiz, cribasõelغربالsiivilätamis, cribleמַסנֶנֶתछलनीsito, rešetoszitatapisansigtisetaccioふるい체, 조리rėtis, sietassietspenapiszeefdørslag, silsitopassadorsită; strecurătoareситоsit(k)ocedilo, sitocediljkasåll, siktตะแกรงsüzgeç, elek(細)篩，濾網решето, ситоچھنیcái giần, cái sàng（细）筛，滤网

v

to pass (something) through a sieve. sifيُنَخِّل، يُغَرْبِلпресявамprosít, ceditsisiebenσουρώνω, κοσκινίζωcolar, tamizarsõelumaغربال كردنsiivilöidätamiser, passer au cribleלְסַנֵןछाननाprosijati(meg)szitál; átpaszírozmenapissigtasetacciareふるいにかける체질하다, 거르다sijotisijātmenapiszevensikte, sileprzesiewać, przecedzaćpassara cerneпросеиватьpreosiať, (pre)cediťcediticeditisålla, siktaกรองsüzmek, elemek濾、篩просіватиچھنی سے گزرناgiần, sàng滤、筛