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sieve
(sĭv)n.
A utensil of wire mesh or closely perforated metal or plastic, 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.
[Middle English sive, from Old English sife.]
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sieve
(sɪv)n
1. (Tools) a device for separating lumps from powdered material, straining liquids, grading particles, etc, consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured
2. rare a person who gossips and spreads secrets
3. memory like a sieve head like a sieve a very poor memory
vb
4. to pass or cause to pass through a sieve
5. (often foll by: out) to separate or remove (lumps, materials, etc) by use of a sieve
[Old English sife; related to Old Norse sef reed with hollow stalk, Old High German sib sieve, Dutch zeef]
ˈsieveˌlike adj
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sieve
(sɪv)n., v. sieved, siev•ing. n.
1. a utensil with a meshed or perforated surface, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc.
v.t., v.i. 2. to put or force through a sieve.
[before 900; Middle English sive, Old English sife, c. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch seve, Old High German sib, sip]
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sieve
Past participle: sieved
Gerund: sieving
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
2. | sieve - check and sort carefully; "sift the information" | |
3. | sieve - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" 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 | |
4. | sieve - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" |
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sieve
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sieve
[sɪv]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sieve
(siv) noun 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.colador, tamiz, criba
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sieve
→ colador , tamizMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sieve
n. colador;
v. colar, pasar por un tamiz.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sieve
n (for urine) colador mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.