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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 removeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SIEVE OUT (verb)


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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