Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913 Sile · IPA /saɪl/ v. t. v. i. n. n. 01 v. t. To strain, as fresh milk. 1. To strain, as fresh milk.[Prov. Eng.] 02 v. i. To drop; to flow; to fall. 1. To drop; to flow; to fall.[Prov. Eng.] 03 n. A sieve with fine meshes. 1. A sieve with fine meshes.[Prov. Eng.] 2. Filth; sediment.[Prov. Eng.] 04 n. A young or small herring. 1. A young or small herring.(Zool.) [Eng.]