Meaning & Definition of Prune in English
English⟶
Prune
/prun/
noun
1. Dried plum
synonym:
- prune
verb
1. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- "Dress the plants in the garden"
synonym:
- snip,
- clip,
- crop,
- trim,
- lop,
- dress,
- prune,
- cut back
2. Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
synonym:
- cut,
- prune,
- rationalize,
- rationalise