 prune |
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| 1. | [ verb ] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | |
| Synonyms: | rationalize rationalise cut | |
| Examples: | "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" |
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| Related terms: | eliminate reduce restrict cut_out | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the plants in the garden" | |
| Synonyms: | clip crop trim lop dress cut_back snip | |
| Related terms: | thin_out shear top disbud poll crop snip trim clipper pruner pruner clip | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) dried plum | |
| Related terms: | dried_fruit | |
| Similar spelling: |
prone Prine prn pruno prion prime Premo Prehn preen prawn Prinia premie preemie |
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