sift

sift
sift [ sıft ] verb transitive
1. ) to pour a dry substance through a sieve to remove the large pieces
2. ) sift or sift through to examine information, documents, etc. in order to find what you are looking for:
Sift every grain of information until you find the answer.
a ) to look in a pile of things in order to find a particular thing:
Bomb experts continue to sift the blast site.
,sift `out phrasal verb transitive
to remove one part of something:
We get a different impression of the economy if we sift out the figures for imports.
`sift ,through phrasal verb transitive
same as SIFT 2:
He spent hours sifting through all the documents relating to the case.
They sifted through the rubble, searching for signs of life.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Sift — Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sift — [sıft] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: siftan] 1.) to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2.) also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sift — [sift] vt. [ME siften < OE siftan < sife, SIEVE] 1. to pass through a sieve so as to separate the coarse from the fine particles, or to break up lumps, as of flour 2. to scatter (a pulverized substance) by or as by the use of a sieve 3. to… …   English World dictionary

  • sift — /sift/, v.t. 1. to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. 2. to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. 3. to separate by or as if by a sieve. 4. to examine closely: The… …   Universalium

  • sift — sift; sift·age; sift·er; …   English syllables

  • SIFT — is an acronym which has a number of meanings: * Scale invariant feature transform * Secure Internet File Transfer * Selected Ion Flow Tube: see SIFT MS Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry * Simple Internet Filtration Tool * Software… …   Wikipedia

  • sift — O.E. siftan pass something through a sieve, related to sife (see SIEVE (Cf. sieve)). Cf. Du. ziften, M.L.G. sichten, Ger. sichten to sift. Metaphoric sense of look carefully through first recorded 1530s …   Etymology dictionary

  • sift — ► VERB 1) put (a dry substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles. 2) examine thoroughly to isolate what is important or useful. 3) (sift down) (of snow, ash, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely. ► NOUN ▪ an act of sifting.… …   English terms dictionary

  • SIFT — bedeutet: einen Algorithmus zur Bilderkennung: Scale invariant feature transform einen Algorithmus in Datenbanken: SumIndex Field Technology Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sift — index analyze, censor, cull, discriminate (distinguish), screen (select), scrutinize, select …   Law dictionary

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