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prune

(pr/u/n )

dried plum(noun.food)

source: wordnet30
A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.(noun)

source: webster1913

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of(verb.contact)

Synonym:
clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, snip, trim

source: wordnet30
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things(verb.change)

Synonym:
cut, rationalise, rationalize

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To dress; to prink; - used humorously or in contempt.(verb)

source: webster1913

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