eng: sift

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Meaning
means	(verb) move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods" sift
means	(verb) separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" strain, sieve, sift
means	(verb) check and sort carefully; "sift the information" sift, sieve
means	(verb) distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" sift, sieve