sieve

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Synonyms: siege, steve, nieve, seve, sieze, sheve, lieve, kieve, sieva, sive, slieve

Antonyms: siege, steve, nieve, seve, sieze, sheve, lieve, kieve, sieva, sive, slieve

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q381155}}A device with a [[mesh]], [[grate]], or otherwise [[perforated]] bottom to [[separate#Verb|separate]], in a [[granular]] [[material]], larger [[particle]]s from smaller ones, or to separate [[solid]] [[object]]s from a [[liquid]].
2. A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.
3. {{lb|en|colloquial}} A person, or their [[mind]], that cannot [[remember]] things or is unable to keep [[secret]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[strain]], [[sift]] or [[sort]] using a sieve.
2. {{lb|en|sports|transitive}} To [[concede]]; to [[let in]].

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