CULL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cull mean?
• CULL (noun)
The noun CULL has 1 sense:
1. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Familiarity information: CULL used as a noun is very rare.
• CULL (verb)
The verb CULL has 2 senses:
1. remove something that has been rejected
2. look for and gather
Familiarity information: CULL used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CULL (noun)
Meaning:
The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
cull; reject
Hypernyms ("cull" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
• CULL (verb)
Meaning:
Remove something that has been rejected
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
cull the sick members of the herd
Hypernyms (to "cull" is one way to...):
get rid of; remove (dispose of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Look for and gather
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cull; pick; pluck
Context examples:
pick mushrooms / pick flowers
Hypernyms (to "cull" is one way to...):
collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cull"):
mushroom (pick or gather mushrooms)
berry (pick or gather berries)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Also:
cull out (select desirable parts from a group or list)
