CULL

cull

Noun

  1. A selection.
  2. An organised killing of selected animals.
  3. A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A fool, gullible person; a dupe.

Verb

  1. To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
  2. To gather, collect.
  3. To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
  4. To kill (animals etc).
  5. To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.


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