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Definition of Prune
1. Noun. Dried plum.
Generic synonyms: Dried Fruit
2. Verb. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. "They prune the trees"; "Dress the plants in the garden"
Exact synonyms: Clip, Crop, Cut Back, Dress, Lop, Snip, Trim
Generic synonyms: Thin Out
Specialized synonyms: Shear, Poll, Pollard, Pinch, Top, Disbud
Derivative terms: Clip, Clipper, Clipping, Crop, Lopper, Pruner, Pruner, Pruning, Snip, Snip, Trim, Trimmer, Trimming
Generic synonyms: Thin Out
Specialized synonyms: Shear, Poll, Pollard, Pinch, Top, Disbud
Derivative terms: Clip, Clipper, Clipping, Crop, Lopper, Pruner, Pruner, Pruning, Snip, Snip, Trim, Trimmer, Trimming
3. Verb. Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things. "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
Exact synonyms: Cut, Rationalise, Rationalize
Generic synonyms: Do Away With, Eliminate, Extinguish, Get Rid Of
Also: Cut Back, Cut Back, Cut Out
Generic synonyms: Do Away With, Eliminate, Extinguish, Get Rid Of
Also: Cut Back, Cut Back, Cut Out
Definition of Prune
1. v. t. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay.
2. v. i. To dress; to prink; - used humorously or in contempt.
3. n. A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.
Definition of Prune
1. to cut off branches or parts from [v PRUNED, PRUNING, PRUNES] : PRUNABLE [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prune
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