Definition of sift
English to English verb - move as if through a sieve
The soldiers sifted through the woods.
source: WordNet 3.0 - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Sift the flour.
source: WordNet 3.0 - check and sort carefully
Sift the information.
source: WordNet 3.0 - distinguish and separate out
Sift through the job candidates.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime.
source: Webster 1913 English to Tagalog verb - [sift] Magtalop; bithayín; magbithay
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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sift, swift, shift, shifty, spit, soft, sabit, sq ft, spite, shaft, sipit, softa, sibat, softy, soffit, sippet, soviet, safety, swivet, shufti
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