sift-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: separate (as if) by passing through a sieve

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] SIFT (PP[motion]) NP2[concrete]

Examples:
Sift the flower into the liquid mixture.
The soldiers sifted through the wooods.

Mappings:
VerbNet: disassemble-23.3
FrameNet: Scouring
PropBank: sift.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: sort carefully and/or separate out

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] SIFT PP[through/out] NP2[abstract]

Examples:
I haven't really sifted through the stats.
Do you want juicy celebrity gossip that I've sifted out of the Blogosphere?
The CEO sifted through all the job applications for the VP
position.
Police sift through the past for secrets.

Mappings:
VerbNet: search-35.2
FrameNet: Scruitiny,Scouring
PropBank: sift.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4