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cull
[kuhl]
verb (used with object)
to select and remove from a group, especially to discard or destroy as inferior.
When I cull the smaller curved saplings, I'm careful to protect and nurture the straighter and larger trees.
to discard unwanted parts or remove choice parts from (a group).
Ranchers must decide whether to buy expensive feed or cull their herds to weather the drought.
Synonyms: ,Quotations are culled from a variety of literature, diaries and letters, local histories, journals, and newspapers.
Synonyms: ,
noun
the act of culling.
something culled, especially something picked out and put aside as inferior.
cull
/ ʌ /
verb
to choose or gather the best or required examples
to take out (an animal, esp an inferior one) from a herd
to reduce the size of (a herd or flock) by killing a proportion of its members
to gather (flowers, fruit, etc)
to cease to employ; get rid of
noun
the act or product of culling
an inferior animal taken from a herd or group
Other 51Թ Forms
- culler noun
- outcull verb (used with object)
- overcull verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cull1
Example Sentences
But other elements could take much longer to play out: for example, an obscure budget in a particular department that was culled, only for an outcry in six months time.
Shortly after, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced the cull, saying: "We can't live in a country where people are afraid to go into the woods."
The entire history of public health research shows that the "rising tide" model isn't just more humane, but more effective than the "culling the herd" model.
Dollar stores like Dollar General and Dollar Tree are culling the number of products priced at $1, while others like 99 Cents Only and Family Dollar have shuttered hundreds of stores.
Scientists have said it is the largest cull of any animal in history when measured in terms of total biomass.
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