- to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake.
- to separate by or as if by a sieve.
- to examine closely: The detectives are still sifting the evidence.
- to question closely.
- to sift something.
- to pass or fall through or as if through a sieve.
- to sieve (sand, flour, etc) in order to remove the coarser particles
- to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve
- to separate with or as if with a sieve; distinguish between
- to examine minutely
- to move as if through a sieve
