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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
/ °ìÊŒ±ô /
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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³Ü±ô±ô·±ð°ù noun
- ´Ç³Ü³Ù·³¦³Ü±ô±ô verb (used with object)
- ´Ç·±¹±ð°ù·³¦³Ü±ô±ô verb (used with object)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cull1
Example Sentences
"The Environment Ministry failed desperately to limit the number of bear attacks by the unprecedented culling of this protected species," he told the BBC.
The spokesperson said the single infected sheep had been "humanely culled" and no further cases among the flock were found after "extensive testing".
The park service said it would authorize the culling of elk herds, to keep them separate from the cows.
In the second part of her statement, Jones launches a scathing attack on Australia's animal culling laws, including wombats, kangaroos, horses, deer and pigs.
Consider the human cost of the administration's mass culling of federal workers.
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