Vi fant 9 definisjoner av sift på engelsk.
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| sift - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" | ||
| sieve, strain | ||
| separate divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | ||
| pick over, sieve out separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection" | ||
| rice sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" | ||
| resift sift anew | ||
| riddle, screen set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" | ||
| fan, winnow make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred" | ||
| sift - move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" | ||
| sieve | ||
| select, pick out, choose, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" | ||
| sift - check and sort carefully; "sift the information" | ||
| sieve | ||
| canvass, analyse, analyze, canvas, examine, study solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | ||
