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SIEVE OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Separate or remove

Example:

The customer picked over the selection

Synonyms:

pick over; sieve out

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

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

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