what does cull mean?
CULL as NOUN
- Meaning
- the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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Hypernyms(s) cull is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CULL as VERB
- Meaning
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- pick mushrooms
- pick flowers
Hypernyms(s) cull is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- remove something that has been rejected
Usage Example(s)
- cull the sick members of the herd
Hypernyms(s) cull is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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