sieve

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ fine, large

VERB + SIEVE

▪ strain sth through

▪ pass sth through, press sth through, push sth through

▪ place sth in

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the sieve

▪

Wash the rice in a sieve under cold running water.

▪ through a/the sieve

▪

Strain the cream through a fine sieve into the egg mixture.

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verb

Sieve is used with these nouns as the object: ↑flour