sieve [sɪv]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) a device for separating lumps from powdered material, straining liquids, grading particles, etc., consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured
2. Rare a person who gossips and spreads secrets,
memory or head like a sieve, a very poor memory (see Jay Cutler)
vb
1. to pass or cause to pass through a sieve; i.e., Chicago Bears offensive line
2. (tr; often foll by out) to separate or remove (lumps, materials, quarterbacks. etc.) by use of a sieve
[Old English sife; related to Old Norse sef reed with hollow stalk, Old High German sib sieve, Dutch zeef]
sievelike adj
sieve [sɪv]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) a device for separating lumps from powdered material, straining liquids, grading particles, etc., consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured
2. Rare a person who gossips and spreads secrets,
memory or head like a sieve, a very poor memory (see Jay Cutler)
vb
1. to pass or cause to pass through a sieve; i.e., Chicago Bears offensive line
2. (tr; often foll by out) to separate or remove (lumps, materials, quarterbacks. etc.) by use of a sieve
[Old English sife; related to Old Norse sef reed with hollow stalk, Old High German sib sieve, Dutch zeef]
sievelike adj
Matt Forte’s numbers will tell us a lot about the outcome of this game.
Not as much as the score did, though.