definition of
filter

[1] #1 filter v. [filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out] remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities". wn

[2] #2 filter n. device that removes something from whatever passes through it. wn

[3] #3 filter v. [percolate, sink in, permeate] pass through; "Water permeates sand easily". wn

[4] #4 filter n. an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it. wn

[5] #5 filter v. [trickle, dribble] run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in". wn