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filter
ˈfɪltə Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.
    E.g. an oil filter
  • an arrangement whereby vehicles may turn left (or right) while other traffic waiting to go straight ahead or turn right (or left) is stopped by a red light.
    E.g. a filter lane
verb
  • pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.
    E.g. the eye filters out ultraviolet radiation
  • move slowly in a specified direction.
    E.g. the players filtered out on to the pitch

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