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(bound form) a sieve

6 meanings
MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    (bound form) a sieve(inherited)

    • This sieve is very old.

  2. verb

    to sieve; to sift; to filter(inherited)

    • Please help me sift the flour.

  3. verb

    to eliminate through selection(inherited)

    • We should filter out the bad things.

  4. verb

    to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water)(inherited)

    • He warmed the wine by straining it.

  5. verb

    to pour (wine or tea)(inherited)

    • Please pour me a cup of tea.

  6. verb

    (dialect) to strike (a gong)(inherited)

    • He struck the gong once.

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