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- DictionarySift/sift/
verb
- 1. put (a fine, loose, or powdery substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: "sift the flour into a large bowl"
- 2. examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful: "until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively"
noun
- 1. an act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important or useful: "a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris"