Definition of cull
transitive verb
1
:to select from a group :choose
- culled the best passages from the poet's work
- Damaged fruits are culled before the produce is shipped.
2
:to reduce or control the size of (something, such as a herd) by removal (as by hunting) of especially weaker animals;
also
:to hunt or kill (animals) as a means of population control
- The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.
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