v. t. | 1. | To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay. | ||||||||||||
2. | To cut off or cut out, as useless parts. | |||||||||||||
3. | To preen; to prepare; to dress. | |||||||||||||
v. i. | 1. | To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt. | ||||||||||||
n. | 1. | A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery;
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Verb | 1. | prune - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" |
2. | prune - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" |