Definition of
prune has definitions from the fields of chemistry,botany,food
1
[ verb ] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

Synonyms

rationalize rationalise cut

Examples

"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

Related terms

eliminate reduce restrict cut_out

2
[ verb ] cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the plants in the garden"

Synonyms

clip crop trim lop dress cut_back snip

Related terms

thin_out shear top disbud poll crop snip trim clipper pruner pruner clip

3
[ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) dried plum

Related terms

dried_fruit

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Rhymes with

kroon croon strewn

Phonetic and Homophones

P R UW1 N

Similar Spelling

prone Prine prn pruno prion prime Premo Prehn preen prawn Prinia premie preemie

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