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    [Noun]  | "sieve" | \ ˈsiv \


    1: a device with meshes or perforations through which finer particles of a mixture (as of ashes, flour, or sand) of various sizes may be passed to separate them from coarser ones, through which the liquid may be drained from liquid-containing material, or through which soft materials may be forced for reduction to fine particles


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English sive, from Old English sife; akin to Old High German sib sieve;

    [Noun]  | "sieve plate" 


    1: a perforated wall or part of a wall at the end of one of the individual cells making up a sieve tube


    Origin: 1875 ;

    [Noun]  | "sieve tube" 


    1: a tube consisting of an end-to-end series of thin-walled living plant cells characteristic of the phloem and held to function chiefly in translocation of organic solutes


    Origin: 1875 ;

    [Noun]  | "molecular sieve" 


    1: a crystalline substance (such as a zeolite) characterized by uniformly sized pores of molecular dimension that can adsorb small molecules and is used especially in separations


    Origin: 1869 ;

    [Verb]  | "sieve" 


    1: sift


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "sieve of Er*a*tos*the*nes" | \ -ˌer-ə-ˈtäs-thə-ˌnēz \


    1: a procedure for finding prime numbers that involves writing down the odd numbers from 2 up in succession and crossing out every third number after 3, every fifth after 5 including those already crossed out, every seventh after 7, and so on with the numbers that are never crossed out being prime


    Origin: 1803 ;

    [Idiom]  | "have a memory/mind like a sieve" 


    1: to have a very bad memory : to be unable to remember things

    [Verb]  | "sieve" 


    1: as in filter, sift;




     [ "sieve" ]

    1: A hockey goalie who allows many goals to be scored by the other team, causing his team own team to lose the game.

      * e.g.,  ... Cornell beat Harvard in yesterday's hockey game because their sieve allowed five goals. 

     [ "sieve" ]

    1:  Sieve

      * e.g.,  ... Although team St. Amour’s offence was rather weak, it was ultimately their sieve like goaltender that allowed the opposing team to show them "Who's Boss" 


     [ "sieve" ]

    2: Any goalie that allows many goals to be scored by an opposing team, thus causing his team own team to lose the game.


     [ "sieve" ]

    3: Although team St. Amour’s offence was rather weak, it was ultimately their sieve like goaltender that allowed the opposing team to show them "Who's Boss"

     [ "sieve" ]

    1: a goalie that allows many goals causing his team to lose the hockey game

      * e.g.,  ... collin evans was the biggest sieve bow high has ever seen. 

     [ "sieve" ]

    1: a wire mesh or perforated metal utensil used for straining or sifting.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) The pipes are leaking like a sieve. The plumber must have done a crappy job. 


     [ "sieve" ]

    2: is very commonly used metaphorically to describe things that are leaking or something that has holes in it.

      * e.g.,  ... 2) That goalie sucks. He is about as porous as a sieve 


     [ "sieve" ]

    3: 1) leaks like a sieve


     [ "sieve" ]

    4: 2) bad defense in sports (i.e. poor goalie in hockey)

     [ "sieve" ]

    1: A sieve is: A hockey goalie that cannot stop a shot

      * e.g.,  ... Wow are you serious? What a sieve. 


     [ "sieve" ]

    2:  Someone who cannot hold their liqour


     [ "sieve" ]

    3:  Anyone who acts in a bitch-like mannor, similar to a tool

     [ "sieve" ]

    1: A goalie who allows a lot of goals, enjoys seeing other teams score and watching other teams win, and acts in an overall tool-like manner. They may also hide in their nets to avoid the opposing team's student section.

      * e.g.,  ... When he's not clotheslining the opposing team's players or getting kicked out of the game, SHunwick enjoys being a dirty sieve and acting like a tool. 

     [ "sieve" ]

    1: A sieve is someone who cannot control their urge to pass on other peoples stories or secrets, often exaggerating or taking anecdotes out of context; aiming to humiliate .

      * e.g.,  ...  "Ok, I'll tell you, but don't sieve this to anyone" 


     [ "sieve" ]

    2: Verb: to sieve, (sieving, sieved)

      * e.g.,  ...  "My secret would've been safe, if it wasn't for that sieve" 

     [ "sieve" ]

    1:  Someone who cannot hold their liquor.

      * e.g.,  ...  He is an irresponsible sieve. 


     [ "sieve" ]

    2:  Slang for Bartender.

      * e.g.,  ...  Call the Sieve to take our orders. 


     [ "sieve" ]

    3:  Someone stuck pouring beer from a keg.

      * e.g.,  ...  He cannot mingle with the guests, he is stuck as Sieve. 


     [ "sieve" ]

    4:  Someone who shares their drink with others instead of finishing it themselves.

      * e.g.,  ...  She finishes all her drinks as a sieve. 

     [ "Sieve" ]

    1: Roman Stelleck

      * e.g.,  ... He is a sieve. 

     [ "Sieve" ]

    1: A hockey goalie that lets in many goals, causing there own team to lose

      * e.g.,  ... Dave: "Did you see the Vancouver - Boston game last night?" 

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