strainer

1. n. One who strains. Source: opted

2. n. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid. Source: opted

3. n. a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through Source: wordnet

4. 1. One who strains. 2. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suctionpipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid. Source: webster

5. n:100 n. a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through Source: ecdict

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