PRUNE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • dried plum
   Hypernyms(s) prune is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dried fruit (what does dried fruit mean?)

PRUNE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
   Synonym(s)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • rationalise (what does rationalise mean?)
   • rationalize (what does rationalize mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
   Hypernyms(s) prune is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • eliminate (what does eliminate mean?)
   • get rid of (what does get rid of mean?)
   • do away with (what does do away with mean?)
   See Also
   • restrict (what does restrict mean?)
   • curtail (what does curtail mean?)
   • curb (what does curb mean?)
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • cut down (what does cut down mean?)
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   • trim down (what does trim down mean?)
   • trim back (what does trim back mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • bring down (what does bring down mean?)
   • cut out (what does cut out mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   Synonym(s)
   • clip (what does clip mean?)
   • crop (what does crop mean?)
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • lop (what does lop mean?)
   • snip (what does snip mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dress the plants in the garden
   Hypernyms(s) prune is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • thin out (what does thin out mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • shear (what does shear mean?)
   • poll (what does poll mean?)
   • pollard (what does pollard mean?)
   • top (what does top mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • disbud (what does disbud mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pruner (what does pruner mean?)
   • trimmer (what does trimmer mean?)
   • pruner (what does pruner mean?)
   • pruning hook (what does pruning hook mean?)
   • lopper (what does lopper mean?)
   • pruning (what does pruning mean?)
   • pruner (what does pruner mean?)
   • pruning hook (what does pruning hook mean?)
   • lopper (what does lopper mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   • trimming (what does trimming mean?)
   • clipping (what does clipping mean?)
   • pruner (what does pruner mean?)
   • trimmer (what does trimmer mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   • trimming (what does trimming mean?)
   • clipping (what does clipping mean?)
   • crop (what does crop mean?)
   • harvest (what does harvest mean?)
   • clip (what does clip mean?)
   • clipping (what does clipping mean?)
   • snip (what does snip mean?)
   • clipper (what does clipper mean?)
   • clippers (what does clippers mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   • trimming (what does trimming mean?)
   • clipping (what does clipping mean?)
   • snip (what does snip mean?)
   • snippet (what does snippet mean?)
   • snipping (what does snipping mean?)
   • clip (what does clip mean?)
   • clipping (what does clipping mean?)
   • snip (what does snip mean?)