sift
(verb)
verb
1. move as if through a sieve
- The soldiers sifted through the woods
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
2. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- sift the flour
Similar word(s): sieve, strain
Definition categories: contact, separate
3. check and sort carefully
- sift the information
Similar word(s): sieve
Definition categories: contact, analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study
4. distinguish and separate out
- sift through the job candidates
Similar word(s): sieve