SIEVE


Meaning of SIEVE in English

(~s, sieving, ~d)

1.

A ~ is a tool used for separating solids from liquids or larger pieces of something from smaller pieces. It consists of a metal or plastic ring with a wire or plastic net underneath, which the liquid or smaller pieces pass through.

Press the raspberries through a fine ~ to form a puree.

N-COUNT

2.

When you ~ a substance, you put it through a ~.

Cream the margarine in a small bowl, then ~ the icing sugar into it.

= sift

VERB: V n

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