Fran sifted all the impurities from the flour before using it.
•Timmy sifted all the leaves from the sand in his sandbox.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sift — [sıft] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: siftan] 1.) to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2.) also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sift — [sift] vt. [ME siften < OE siftan < sife, SIEVE] 1. to pass through a sieve so as to separate the coarse from the fine particles, or to break up lumps, as of flour 2. to scatter (a pulverized substance) by or as by the use of a sieve 3. to… … English World dictionary
sift — /sɪft / (say sift) verb (t) 1. to separate the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. 2. to scatter by means of a sieve: to sift sugar on to cake. 3. to separate by or as by a sieve. 4. to examine closely. 5. to question closely.… …
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