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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Examples of cull in a Sentence
He culls his herd annually.
The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.
Recent Examples of cull from the Web
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The tougher part is figuring out which weddings to cull from your list.
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And culling healthy fire salamanders around outbreaks, which might delay Bsal's spread, could face public objections.
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The sediment is then passed through a series of machines that cull material first by size and then, using X-ray technology, by geological composition.
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The four candidates at Friday’s meeting survived a winnowing process on June 20, when the City Commission culled a field of 14 applicants to five.
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A knowledge mostly culled from Berrios’ time as a DJ and Brazilian record shop employee.
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And with that, here are a few Tewligan's memories culled from a Facebook post, with gentle editing to counter social media shortcuts.
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Ed Spanopoulos held up a sample of Eurasian watermilfoil, culled from Long Lake just north of Valparaiso.
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Both the design studio and the special order workshop cull the library for inspiration when approaching a new commission.
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Origin and Etymology of cull
Middle English, from Anglo-French culier, coillir, from Latin colligere to bind together — more at collect
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Definition of cull
: something rejected especially as being inferior or worthless … how to separate good-looking pecans from culls. — The Washington Post
Examples of cull in a Sentence
the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider
Recent Examples of cull from the Web
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The country has experimented with a range of measures to reduce attacks, including culls, shark-detecting sonar and electromagnetic devices to repel the animals.
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Pilots, cabin crew and other frontline staff will be spared from the cull, according to Cathay, which employs around 30,000 people.
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A Peking duck appetizer ($15) culls inspiration from classic Chinese cooking, jazzed up with French flair.
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Between 1995 and 2012, wolves in Michigan and Wisconsin experienced six periods of legal culls and six stages of protection, making these states ripe for testing.
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Origin and Etymology of cull
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CULL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of cull for English Language Learners
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: to select or choose (someone or something) from a group
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: to control the size of (a group of animals) by killing some animals
CULL Defined for Kids
Definition of cull for Students
culled
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1 : to select from a group The best poems were culled from her collection.
2 : to identify and remove less desirable members from cull sheep from a flock
Definition of cull for Students
: something rejected from a group because it is not as good as the rest
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