sift

Definitions of sift in various dictionaries:

verb - move as if through a sieve

verb - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

verb - check and sort carefully

verb - distinguish and separate out

To put (flour, for example) through a sieve or other straining device in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.

To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.

To apply by scattering with or as if with a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert.

To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence.

To make use of a sieve.

To pass through or as if through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.

To make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.

verb - to pass through a sieve (a utensil for separating the coarse parts from the fine parts of loose matter)

SIFT - A sieve, or sifter, is a device for separating wanted elements from unwanted material or for characterizing the particle size distribution of a sampl...