- prune out
- remove unnecessary elements by cutting, cut off, cut back (especially in reference to plants and trees)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
prune out
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Prune — Prune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.] 1. To lop or cut off… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prune — prune1 [pro͞on] n. [ME < MFr < VL pruna < L prunum < Gr proumnon, plum] 1. a plum dried for eating 2. any of various varieties of plum that can be dried without spoiling ☆ 3. Slang a dull or otherwise unpleasant person prune2 [pro͞on] … English World dictionary
prune — [[t]pru͟ːn[/t]] prunes, pruning, pruned 1) N COUNT A prune is a dried plum. 2) VERB When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. [V n] You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...… … English dictionary
prune — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, amputate, annihilate, ax, backset, ban, bar, bisect, blockhead, bob, boil down, brash, butcher, capsulize, carve, chop, chump, cleave, clip, compress, condense, contract, crop,… … Moby Thesaurus
prune — v 1. lop off, crop, top, cut, cut down, cut short; poll, pollard, truncate, detruncate; dock, nip, snip; pare, shave, mow; chop, sever, dissever. 2. thin, thin out, weed, weed out; clear of, rid, remove, detach, amputate; relieve of, disburden,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
cut out — Synonyms and related words: abjure, abrupt, abscind, abstract, act for, alienate, amputate, annihilate, arrange, avulse, ban, bar, bob, calculate, cast, cast off, cast out, change places with, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks … Moby Thesaurus
pick out — Synonyms and related words: abscind, abstract, address to, advert to, allude to, amputate, analyze, annihilate, assign, avulse, ban, bar, be taken as, behold, bob, bolt, bring to attention, bring to notice, call attention to, cast off, cast out,… … Moby Thesaurus
root out — Synonyms and related words: abate, abolish, abscind, abstract, amputate, annihilate, avulse, ban, bar, blot out, bob, buck off, cast off, cast out, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, clip, crop, cull, cut, cut away, cut off,… … Moby Thesaurus
Dykes To Watch Out For — (publié en français sous le titre Lesbiennes à suivre) est une série de bande dessinée américaine écrite et dessinée par Alison Bechdel à partir de 1983. Cette série est connue pour son expression de l homosexualité féminine et son engagement… … Wikipédia en Français
Dykes to Watch Out For — (publié en français sous le titre Lesbiennes à suivre) est une série de bande dessinée américaine écrite et dessinée par Alison Bechdel à partir de 1983. Cette série est connue pour son expression de l homosexualité féminine et son engagement… … Wikipédia en Français
