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prune in English
- prune⇄expr. prunes and prism (or prisms), a mincing or affectedly nice manner of speaking or behaving.
Ex. Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, and prism, are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism (Dickens). - prune⇄prune (1), noun.
1. a kind of sweet plum that is dried.
Ex. We had stewed prunes for breakfast.
2. a plum suitable for drying.
3. (Slang.) a person thought to be unattractive, stupid, or unpleasant. - prune⇄prune (2), verb, pruned,pruning.
- prune⇄prune (3), transitive verb, intransitive verb, pruned,pruning.
to dress carefully; preen. - prune⇄v.i. to cut off superfluous parts, especially twigs or branches.
Ex. Very often pruning brings about the introduction of fungus spores to the freshly cut or broken tissues (Fred W. Emerson). - prune⇄v.t. 1. to cut superfluous or undesirable branches or twigs from (a bush, tree, or vine).
Ex. to prune fruit trees or grapevines.
2. to cut off; cut out.
Ex. Prune all the dead branches. (Figurative.) The editor pruned the needless wor