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prune

/ prune /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
dried plum
Type of:
dried fruit
verb Sense 2
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
Type of:
eliminate get rid of do away with
See also:
restrict curtail curb cut back reduce
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
"dress the plants in the garden"
Type of:
thin out
Kinds of:
shear poll pollard top pinch
Derived:
pruner trimmer pruning hook lopper pruning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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dried fruit eliminate get rid of do away with thin out shear poll pollard top pinch