1. Move as if through a sieve
   "The soldiers sifted through the woods" 
2. Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
   "sift the flour"
   - sieve, strain 
3. Check and sort carefully
   "sift the information"
   - sieve 
4. Distinguish and separate out
   "sift through the job candidates"
   - sieve

Derived forms: sifts, sifting, sifted

See also: sieve, sifter, sifting

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

Encyclopedia: Sift

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