pruning

prune ¹

 (pro͞on)

n.

1.

a. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.

b. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.

2. Slang An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.

intr.v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes Slang

To make a facial expression exhibiting ill temper or disgust: "Their faces prune at the slightest provocation" (James Wolcott).

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *prūna, from Latin prūnum, plum.]

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prune ²

 (pro͞on)

v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes

v.tr.

1. To cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, for example) to improve shape or growth.

2. To remove or cut out as superfluous.

3. To reduce: prune a budget.

v.intr.

To remove what is superfluous or undesirable.

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[Early Modern English, from Middle French prougner, from Old French prooignier, perhaps from pro-, variant of por-, pur-, away, forth (from Latin prō-, in front; see pro-¹) + rooignier, to trim (from Vulgar Latin *rotundiāre, to round off, from Latin rotundus, round; see ret- in Indo-European roots).]

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prun′er n.

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pruning

(ˈpruːnɪŋ)

n

1. (Horticulture) horticulture the process of cutting off unwanted branches

2. the cutting of inessentials

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pruning - something that has been pruned off of a plant cutting - a piece cut off from the main part of something
	2.	pruning - the act of trimming a plant clipping, trimming, trim - cutting down to the desired size or shape

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Translations

prořezávání

κλάδεμα

potatura

pruning

[ˈpruːnɪŋ]

A. N [of tree, branches] → poda f

B. CPD pruning hook N pruning knife N pruning shears NPL → podadera f

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pruning

n → Beschneiden nt, → Stutzen nt; (of hedge) → Schneiden nt, → Zurechtstutzen nt; (fig) (of expenditure) → Kürzung f; (of workforce) → Reduzierung f; (of firm) → Schrumpfung f; (of book, essay) → Zusammenstreichen nt, → Kürzung f; the tree needs pruning → der Baum muss beschnitten or gestutzt werden

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pruning

:

pruning hook

n → Rebmesser nt

pruning knife

n → Gartenmesser nt, → Hippe f

pruning shears

pl → Gartenschere f, → Rebschere f

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pruning

[ˈpruːnɪŋ] n → potatura

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