HyperDic: sieve_out

English > 1 sense of the expression sieve out:
VERBcognitionsieve out, pick overseparate or remove
English > sieve out: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaningseparate or remove.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonympick over
Broaderchoose, take, select, pick outpick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
See alsosieveseparate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Spanishcribar, tamizar

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