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Prune (Verb)

Meaning 1

Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Clip
  • Snip
  • Crop
  • Dress
  • Trim
  • Cut Back
  • Lop

Hypernyms

  • Thin Out

Hyponyms

  • Pinch
  • Shear
  • Disbud
  • Top
  • Pollard
  • Poll

Related Words

  • Pruning (noun)
  • Pruner (noun)

Meaning 2

Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Cut
  • Rationalise
  • Rationalize

Hypernyms

  • Get Rid Of
  • Extinguish
  • Do Away With
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