1. A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
   - screen

1. Examine in order to test suitability
   - screen, screen out, sort 
2. Check and sort carefully
   - sift 
3. Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
   - sift, strain 
4. Distinguish and separate out
   - sift

Derived forms: sieved, sieves, sieving

See also: sieve out

Type of: analyse [Brit, Cdn], analyze [N. Amer], canvas, canvass, choose, examine, pick out, select, separate, strainer, study, take

Encyclopedia: Sieve

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