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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. sif مُنْخُل решето síto, cedník si das Sieb σουρωτήρι, κόσκινο colador, tamiz, criba sõel غربال siivilä tamis, crible מַסנֶנֶת छलनी sito, rešeto szita tapisan sigti setaccio ふるい 체, 조리 rėtis, sietas siets penapis zeef dørslag, sil sito passador sită; strecurătoare сито sit(k)o cedilo, sito cediljka såll, sikt ตะแกรง süzgeç, elek (細)篩，濾網 решето, сито چھنی cái giần, cái sàng （细）筛，滤网

v

to pass (something) through a sieve. sif يُنَخِّل، يُغَرْبِل пресявам prosít, cedit si sieben σουρώνω, κοσκινίζω colar, tamizar sõeluma غربال كردن siivilöidä tamiser, passer au crible לְסַנֵן छानना prosijati (meg)szitál; átpaszíroz menapis sigta setacciare ふるいにかける 체질하다, 거르다 sijoti sijāt menapis zeven sikte, sile przesiewać, przecedzać passar a cerne просеивать preosiať, (pre)cediť cediti cediti sålla, sikta กรอง süzmek, elemek 濾、篩 просівати چھنی سے گزرنا giần, sàng 滤、筛