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SIEVE OUT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sieve out mean?

• SIEVE OUT (verb)
The verb SIEVE OUT has 1 sense:

1. separate or remove

Familiarity information: SIEVE OUT used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SIEVE OUT (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Separate or remove

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

pick over; sieve out

Context example:

The customer picked over the selection

Hypernyms (to "sieve out" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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