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Cull
01
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
culls
to cull
01
look for and gather
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
cull
3rd person singular
culls
Present participle
culling
Past simple
culled
Past participle
culled
02
to remove or eliminate something that has been deemed unwanted or rejected
Examples
The farmer culls the weaker plants from the field to ensure healthier crops.
03
to control the population of a wild animal, particularly by killing weak or sick ones
Transitive
Examples
The park rangers decided to cull the deer population to prevent overgrazing.
