sift
Kelime Anlamı :
1. sift out: kalburdan geçirip ayırmak.
2. ayırmak.
3. ayıklamak.
4. kalburlamak.
5. incelemek.
6. soruşturmak.
7. elekten geçirmek.
8. titizlikle araştırmak.
9. ince eleyip sık dokumak.
10. gözden geçirmek.
Tanımlar :
1.
to put (flour, for example) through a sieve or other straining device in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.
2. to distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.
3. to apply by scattering with or as if with a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert.
4. to examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence.
5. to make use of a sieve.
6. to pass through or as if through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.
7. to make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.
2. to distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.
3. to apply by scattering with or as if with a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert.
4. to examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence.
5. to make use of a sieve.
6. to pass through or as if through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.
7. to make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
to sieve or strain (something).
2. to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
3. to examine (something) carefully.
2. to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
3. to examine (something) carefully.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
to separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse
2. to separate or part as if with a sieve.
3. to examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize.
2. to separate or part as if with a sieve.
3. to examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to cause the finer parts of to pass through a sieve; part or separate the larger and smaller elements of, by shaking in a sieve; bolt: as, to sift meal, powder, sand, or lime; to sift the flour from the bran.
2. to pass or shake through or from anything in the manner of a sieve; pour out or stir up loosely, like particles falling from a sieve: as, to sift sand through the fingers; to sift sugar upon a cake.
3. to act upon or about as if by means of a sieve; examine with close scrutiny; subject to minute analysis: used with a great variety of applications: sometimes with out: as, to sift the good from the bad; to sift out the truth of the matter; to sift a proposition.
4.
5. to pass or fall loosely or scatteringly, as if through the meshes of a sieve: as, the dust or the snow sifted through the crevices; the light sifts from the clouds.
6. to practise detailed scrutiny or investigation; make close examination.
7. something that falls or passes as if from the meshes of a sieve; sifting or sifted material.
2. to pass or shake through or from anything in the manner of a sieve; pour out or stir up loosely, like particles falling from a sieve: as, to sift sand through the fingers; to sift sugar upon a cake.
3. to act upon or about as if by means of a sieve; examine with close scrutiny; subject to minute analysis: used with a great variety of applications: sometimes with out: as, to sift the good from the bad; to sift out the truth of the matter; to sift a proposition.
4.
5. to pass or fall loosely or scatteringly, as if through the meshes of a sieve: as, the dust or the snow sifted through the crevices; the light sifts from the clouds.
6. to practise detailed scrutiny or investigation; make close examination.
7. something that falls or passes as if from the meshes of a sieve; sifting or sifted material.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia