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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cull /kʌl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to choose;
select;
pick:I culled some of the best ideas from that journal.
cull•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cull (kul),USA pronunciation v.t. - to choose;
select;
pick. - to gather the choice things or parts from.
- to collect;
gather;
pluck.
n. - act of culling.
- something culled, esp. something picked out and put aside as inferior.
- Latin colligere to gather; see collect1
- Anglo-French, Old French cuillir
- Middle English coilen, cuilen, cullen 1300–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged glean, extract.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged garner, winnow.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cull /kʌl/ vb (transitive)- to choose or gather the best or required examples
- to take out (an animal, esp an inferior one) from a herd
- to reduce the size of (a herd or flock) by killing a proportion of its members
- to gather (flowers, fruit, etc)
n - the act or product of culling
- an inferior animal taken from a herd or group
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French coillir to pick, from Latin colligere; see collect1 |