sift (
http://definr.com/sift)
v 1: move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the
woods"
2: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining
device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
[syn:
sieve,
strain]
3: check and sort carefully; "sift the information" [syn:
sieve]
4: distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job
candidates" [syn:
sieve]