Associations to the word «Cull»

Wiktionary

CULL, verb. To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).

CULL, verb. To gather, collect.

CULL, verb. To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.

CULL, verb. (nonstandard) (euphemistic) To kill (animals etc).

CULL, verb. To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.

CULL, noun. A selection.

CULL, noun. An organised killing of selected animals.

CULL, noun. A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.

CULL, noun. (slang) (dialectal) A fool, gullible person; a dupe.

CULL, noun. The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.

CULL, verb. Remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd".

CULL, verb. Look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers".

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