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cull

cull
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhl]
    • /kʌl/
    • /kʌl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl]
    • /kʌl/

Definitions of cull word

  • verb cull If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together. 3
  • verb cull To cull animals means to kill the weaker animals in a group in order to reduce their numbers. 3
  • verb cull Cull is also a noun. 3
  • verb cull to choose or gather the best or required examples 3
  • verb cull to take out (an animal, esp an inferior one) from a herd 3
  • verb cull to reduce the size of (a herd or flock) by killing a proportion of its members 3

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Origin of cull

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English coilen, cuilen, cullen < Anglo-French, Old French cuillir < Latin colligere to gather; see collect1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cull

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cull popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

cull usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cull

verb cull

  • glean — to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
  • winnow — to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
  • pluck — to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
  • sift — to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
  • select — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.

noun cull

  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
  • second — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.

Antonyms for cull

verb cull

  • insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • put in — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.

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