PRUNE

• (noun) dried plum

  On our trip to California we visited its famous prune farms, where a variety of plums are specially grown to be dried into prunes. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

  "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

  synonyms : cut , rationalise , rationalize

  The company rationalized their staff and retained its compact structure -added by sradha_inlas

  Since vegetable prices had risen sharply, the school canteen manager decided to prune the menu down to the basics. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

  "dress the plants in the garden"

  synonyms : clip , crop , cut back , dress , lop , snip , trim

  The gardener visited the house every Sunday to prune the garden. -added by naila_inlas

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