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How to sign: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
"sift the flour";
See also: sieve out, pick over
Similiar / Same: sieve, strain
Categories: separate
Within this category: resift, rice, riddle, winnow
How to sign: move as if through a sieve
"The soldiers sifted through the woods";