Sieve Edit Meaning

1.

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

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

See Justin

2.

1. Sieve

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

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"

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"

See R

3.

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

collin evans was the biggest sieve bow high has ever seen.

See sieve, goalie, hockey, collin, evans

4.

In general, a sieve separates wanted/desired elements from unwanted material using a tool such as a mesh, net or other filtration or distillation methods, but it is also used for classification of powders by particle size, or for size measurement as an analytical technique. The word "sift" derives from this term. A strainer is a type of sieve typically associated with separating liquids from solids.

Chemistry

Sieving coefficient, in transport phenomena

Mathematics

Sieve theory, a technique for counting or filtering sets of numbers

Sieve of Eratosthenes

General number field sieve

Large sieve

Sieve (category theory), a way of writing down how objects in a category glue to give other one

Computer science

Sieve (mail filtering language), a proposed standard for specifying mail filters

Sieve C++ Parallel Programming System, an auto-parallelizing compiler for C++

See sieve, stujit

5.

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

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

1) leaks like a sieve

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

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

2) That goalie sucks. He is about as porous as a sieve

6.

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 .

Verb: to sieve, (sieving, sieved)

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

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

3. Willy the Sieve

See secrets, storytelling, lying bastard, rat, ratta

7.

1. Someone who cannot hold their liquor.

2. Slang for Bartender.

3. Someone stuck pouring beer from a keg.

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

1. He is an irresponsible sieve.

2. Call the Sieve to take our orders.

3. He cannot mingle with the guests, he is stuck as Sieve.

4. She finishes all her drinks as a sieve.