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Meanings of sieve out in English

Separate or remove.

        Usage of sieve out in English
        1
        Why, the fellow would make a sieve out of me!
        Arms and the Woman
        2
        The two techniques -wooingand winning-are equally likely to sieve out the "best" male.
        The Red Queen
        3
        Facebook Twitter Pinterest Sieve out the solids, add sherry vinegar, and season to taste.
        The Guardian
        4
        His part is to attend the sacking of the three kinds of grain for ever sieving out.
        Studies and Essays: Quality, and Others
        5
        A teenage boy fills his pan with water and gently sieves out the sludge to reveal black sand dotted with gold dust.
        Reuters