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

Definition categories: cognition, choose, select, take