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prune prune definition

prune


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  prune 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  prune 
 
  Sense  1 
  snip,  clip,  crop,  trim,  lop,  dress,  prune,  cut  back 
  =>  shear 
  =>  poll,  pollard 
  =>  top  pinch 
  =>  disbud 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  prune 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  prune 
 
  Sense  1 
  snip,  clip,  crop,  trim,  lop,  dress,  prune,  cut  back 
  =>  shear 
  =>  poll,  pollard 
  =>  top  pinch 
  =>  tail 
  =>  disbud 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  prune 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  prune 
 
  2  senses  of  prune 
 
  Sense  1 
  snip,  clip,  crop,  trim,  lop,  dress,  prune,  cut  back 
  =>  thin  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  cut,  prune,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  eliminate,  get  rid  of  do  away  with 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  prune 
 
  prune  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  prune 
 
  Sense  1 
  snip,  clip,  crop,  trim,  lop,  dress,  prune,  cut  back 
  =>  thin  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  cut,  prune,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  eliminate,  get  rid  of  do  away  with 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  prune 
  prune 
  prune  cake 
  prune  whip 
  prunella 
  prunella  modularis 
  prunella  vulgaris 
  prunellidae 
  pruner 
 
  Overview  of  noun  prune 
 
  The  noun  prune  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  prune  --  (dried  plum) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  prune 
 
  The  verb  prune  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  snip,  clip,  crop,  trim,  lop,  dress,  prune,  cut  back  --  (cultivate,  tend,  and  cut  back  the  growth  of  "dress  the  plants  in  the  garden") 
  2.  cut,  prune,  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (weed  out  unwanted  or  unnecessary  things  "We  had  to  lose  weight,  so  we  cut  the  sugar  from  our  diet") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  prune 
  pruned 
 
  Overview  of  noun  prune 
 
  The  noun  prune  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  prune  --  (dried  plum) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  prune 
 
  The  verb  prune  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  snip,  clip,  crop,  trim,  lop,  dress,  prune,  cut  back  --  (cultivate,  tend,  and  cut  back  the  growth  of  "dress  the  plants  in  the  garden") 
  2.  cut,  prune,  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (weed  out  unwanted  or  unnecessary  things  "We  had  to  lose  weight,  so  we  cut  the  sugar  from  our  diet") 



prune definition