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filter

n. device that removes something from whatever passes through it

filter

n. an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

filter

n. the act of changing or processing data

filter

n. model or pattern that selects the data that can pass through the selection

percolate, sink in, permeate

v. pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"

dribble, trickle

v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

strain, filtrate, separate out, filter out

v. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

colander, cullender

n. bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

screen, sieve

n. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

soak

v. submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

drip, fall in drops

v. fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

babble, ripple, gurgle, bubble, guggle, burble

v. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"

sputter

v. make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"

cascade, cascade down, fall like a cascade

v. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

splash, slush, splosh, slosh

v. make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

leak, have a leak

v. have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"

carry, dribble

v. propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"

refine, separate into pure constituents

v. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"

sublimate, distill, purify, make pure, remove impurities from

v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

riddle, screen

v. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

screen, sieve, sort, screen out

v. examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

sink, settle, go down, go under

v. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

jet, gush

v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

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