cull
//kʌl//
Verb
cullInfinitive
cullPresent tense
culledPast tense
culledPast participle
cullingPresent participle
cullsThird-person singular
1
To selectively remove or kill animals from a group to reduce numbers or eliminate weaker members.
The farmers had to cull the deer population to prevent overgrazing.
2
To select and gather from a larger group; to pick out.
She culled the best quotes from the interview for her article.
3
To reduce or control the size of something by removing unwanted elements.
The editor culled several paragraphs from the article to make it shorter.
Noun
cullSingular
cullsPlural
1
An act of culling animals.
The government ordered a cull of infected cattle.
2
An animal or item rejected from a group as inferior or surplus.
The farmer sold the culls at a lower price.