(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
= sieve
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.
Police officers have continued to ~ through the wreckage following yesterday’s bomb attack...
Brook has ~ed the evidence and summarises it clearly.
VERB: V through n, V n