sieve-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Distinguish, sort, or separate out.

Commentary: Includes: SIEVE OUT
NOTE: May be metaphorical

Examples:
The company sieved the job applicants.
Sieve out those samples from the bad ones.
The customer sieved through the selection.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
sieve_out 1

Sense Number 2: Separate by passing through a straining device.

Examples:
Sieve the flour before mixing.
We should sieve the mud from the dig site.

Mappings:
VerbNet: disassemble-23.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3