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sieve; screen; filter; pour (wine)
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesnoun
a sieve; a sifter
A utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining particles.
I'm going to buy a sieve.
Pour the flour into the sieve.
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The mesh on this sieve is too small.
The sieve is broken; things won't sift through anymore.
He made a sieve out of bamboo.
verb
to sift; to screen; to strain
Used for physically separating solids of different sizes.
The workers are sifting sand.
Sift the mung beans clean.
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Please sift the soil once.
Mom is sifting flour in the kitchen.
Put the sifted coal cinders over there.
verb
to eliminate; to screen out; to weed out
Metaphorical use. Often refers to eliminating candidates, options, or data through a selection process.
Ten people were eliminated in the first round of exams.
He is worried about being screened out.
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We need to weed out the unqualified products.
Resumes are automatically screened by the system.
These inferior seeds have all been screened out.
verb
to warm (wine)
literaryOften found in literary contexts or descriptions of traditional customs.
Warm the wine a bit before drinking.
It's cold; warm a pot of wine to warm up your body.
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Ancients liked to warm up yellow rice wine before drinking.
The wine is warmed, bring it up quickly.
This wine hasn't been warmed; it's too cold to drink.
verb
to pour; to fill (a cup)
informalDialectal or colloquial usage for pouring drinks.
Pour tea for the guests.
He poured me a glass of wine.
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Waiter, please fill it up a bit more.
Don't pour it too full, or it will spill.
He is pouring the wine.
verb
to beat (a gong)
dialectDialectal usage. Refers specifically to striking a gong.
Someone beat the gong three times outside.
Beat the gong before the play starts.
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Go beat the gong to call everyone together.
Did you hear the gong being beaten?
It's dark, and the villagers started beating the gong to call for people.