prune (n.)

  1. dried plum

    prune (v.)

  1. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; dress the plants in the garden

    [ Syn: snip , clip , crop , trim , lop , dress , cut back ]

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

    [ Syn: cut , rationalize , rationalise ]

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