Meaning

4 senses
  1. A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.

    Sieb, Durchschlag

    си́тоsíto, фильтрfilʹtr, си́течкоsítečko

  2. A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.

  3. Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects.

  4. One who strains.

More definitions
  • a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Put the vegetables in the strainer.

    Покладіть овочі в друшляк.

    ruПоложите овощи в дуршлаг.

    deLege das Gemüse in das Sieb!

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  2. Use a strainer to drain the pasta.

    ruИспользуйте сито, чтобы отделить спагетти.

    deNimm ein Sieb, um die Nudeln abtropfen zu lassen.

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  3. He used the strainer to strain out the spaghetti.

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  4. Use a sink strainer to catch debris and prevent blockages.

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  5. I don't want my bathtub to clog, so I need to buy a strainer.

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Translations

8 languages
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Origin

From Middle English strener, streynour, strenyour, equivalent to strain + -er.

From Middle English strener, streynour, strenyour, equivalent to strain + -er.

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