prune

[prune]

To prune means to clip, crop, cut back, and weed out. Pruning usually happens to overgrown trees and bushes, but can also be helpful for wild eyebrows and guest lists that are too long.

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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.

Noun
dried plum

Verb
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

Verb
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.

v. t.
To preen; to prepare; to dress.

v. i.
To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.

n.
A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.

Prune

Prune , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pruned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pruning.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See Provine.] 1. 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. Thackeray.

Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be pruned and reformed.

Our delightful task To prune these growing plants, and tend these flowers.

2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.

Horace will our superfluous branches prune.

3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. Spenser.

His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys his beak.

Prune

Prune, v. i. To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt. Dryden.

Prune

Prune, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See Plum.] A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes. German prune (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving, either dried or in sirup. Prune tree. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus Prunus (P. domestica), which produces prunes. (b) The West Indian tree, Prunus occidentalis. -- South African prune (Bot.), the edible fruit of a sapindaceous tree (Pappea Capensis).

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.

To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.

A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.

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Usage Examples

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

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