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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;
(1) - { molecular sieve } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[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 ;
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[Verb] | "sieve"
1: sift
Origin: 15th century ;
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[ "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.
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[ "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"
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[ "Sieve" ]
1: Roman Stelleck
* e.g., ... He is a sieve.
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[ "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.
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[ "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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[ "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)
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[ "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
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[ "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.
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[ "Sieve" ]
1: a shitty goalie. Basically a duster, but as a goalie. Also known as a dehner.
* e.g., ... That goalie is such a sieve
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[ "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"
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