SIEVE OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sieve out mean? 

• SIEVE OUT (verb)
  The verb SIEVE OUT has 1 sense:

1. separate or remove

  Familiarity information: SIEVE OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIEVE OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Separate or remove

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

pick over; sieve out

Context example:

The customer picked over the selection

Hypernyms (to "sieve out" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something