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screen out

screen out verb: to use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small (objects or particles).

Verb

screen out (third-person singular simple present screens out, present participle screening out, simple past and past participle screened out)

  1. (transitive) To use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small (objects or particles).
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To exclude selectively.

Forms of screen out

third-person singular presentscreens out
present participlescreening out
past participlescreened out
pastscreened out

Origin of screen out

From screen + out.

Words formed from screen out

Questions about screen out

What does screen out mean?
Screen out means to use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small (objects or particles).
What part of speech is screen out?
Screen out is a verb.
What is the past tense of screen out?
The past tense of screen out is screened out.

Words near screen out in the dictionary

  1. screen name
  2. screen names
  3. screen neck
  4. screen of death
  5. screen off
  6. screen out
  7. screen pass
  8. screen passes
  9. screen peek
  10. screen peeked
  11. screen peeking

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