SIEVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does sieve mean?
• SIEVE (noun)
The noun SIEVE has 1 sense:
1. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
Familiarity information: SIEVE used as a noun is very rare.
• SIEVE (verb)
The verb SIEVE has 4 senses:
1. examine in order to test suitability
2. check and sort carefully
3. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
4. distinguish and separate out
Familiarity information: SIEVE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SIEVE (noun)
Meaning:
A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sieve; screen
Hypernyms ("sieve" is a kind of...):
strainer (a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sieve"):
riddle (a coarse sieve (as for gravel))
sifter (a household sieve (as for flour))
• SIEVE (verb)
Meaning:
Examine in order to test suitability
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
screen out; sieve; sort; screen
Context examples:
screen these samples / screen the job applicants
Hypernyms (to "sieve" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Check and sort carefully
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
sieve; sift
Context example:
sift the information
Hypernyms (to "sieve" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvas; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
sift; sieve; strain
Context example:
sift the flour
Hypernyms (to "sieve" is one way to...):
separate (divide into components or constituents)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sieve"):
rice (sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice)
resift (sift anew)
riddle; screen (separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff)
fan; winnow (separate the chaff from by using air currents)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Also:
sieve out (separate or remove)
Meaning:
Distinguish and separate out
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
sieve; sift
Context example:
sift through the job candidates
Hypernyms (to "sieve" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
