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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:
Familiarity information: SIEVE OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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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