Meaning of sift

Definition of sift

(verb) move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods"
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
check and sort carefully; "sift the information"
distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"

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