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1. (n.) prune
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
2. prune
any plum when dried.
3. (v.t.) prune
to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim.
4. prune
to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots).
5. prune
to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
6. prune
to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable).
7. (v.i.) prune
to remove or cut away superfluous or undesired parts.
8. (v.t.) prune
Archaic. to preen.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen < OF poroign-, pres. s. of poroindre=por- (< L pro-pro -1) +oindre to anoint (< L unguere); see preen1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) prune
dried plum
2. (verb) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
"dress the plants in the garden"
3. (verb) cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
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1. (noun) prune
a dried plum
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| Definition of 'prune' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) prune
a plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes
2. (verb) prune
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
3. (verb) prune
to cut off or cut out, as useless parts
4. (verb) prune
to preen; to prepare; to dress
5. (verb) prune
to dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt
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Sense: to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches
He pruned the roses.
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 Afrikaans: snoei |
 Arabic: يُقَلِّم، يُشَذِّب |
 Bulgarian: кастря |
 Brazilian: podar |
 Czech: prořezávat, ořezávat |
 German: beschneiden |
 Danish: beskære |
 Greek: κλαδεύω |
 Spanish: podar |
 Estonian: pügama |
 Farsi: هرس کردن |
 Finnish: karsia |
 French: émonder, tailler |
 Hebrew: לִגזוֹם |
 Hindi: काटना-छाटना |
 Hungarian: megmetsz (fát) |
 Indonesian: memangkas |
 Icelandic: snyrta/klippa (til) |
 Italian: potare |
 Japanese: 刈り込む |
 Korean: 전지하다 |
 Lithuanian: (ap)karpyti, (ap)genėti |
 Latvian: apgriezt; apcirpt |
 Malay: mencantas |
 Dutch: snoeien |
 Norwegian: beskjære |
 Polish: prześwietlać, przycinać |
 Persian: هرس کردن |
 Pashto: پريكول، اصلاح كول |
 Portuguese: podar |
 Romanian: a tunde |
 Russian: обрезать |
 Slovak: prerezávať, orezávať |
 Slovenian: obrezati |
 Serbian: potkresati |
 Swedish: beskära |
 Thai: ตัดแต่ง |
 Turkish: budamak, kırpmak |
 Taiwanese: 修剪(樹木花草等) |
 Ukrainian: обрізати; підрізати |
 Urdu: تراشنا، قلم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: xén, tỉa |
 Chinese: 修剪（树木花草等） |
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