Cull

Word CULL
Character 4
Hyphenation cull
Pronunciations /kʌl/

Definitions and meanings of "Cull"

What do we mean by cull?

To pick out from others; select. transitive verb

To gather; collect. transitive verb

To remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example). transitive verb

Something picked out from others, especially something rejected because of inferior quality. noun

A fool; a dupe. noun

A variant of coll.

Something picked or culled out; specifically, an object selected from among a collection or aggregate, and placed on one side, or rejected, because of inferior quality: usually in the plural: as noun

A Middle English form of kill.

To gather; pick; collect.

To pick out; select or separate one or more of from others: often with out.

To inspect and measure, as timber.

A local English (Gloucestershire) name for the fish miller's-thumb. noun

To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or collect. transitive verb

A cully; a dupe; a gull. See cully. noun

To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). verb

To gather, collect. verb

To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner. verb

To kill (animals etc). verb

To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of. verb

A selection. noun

A selection.

An organised killing of selected animals.

(farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.

(seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.

A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cull

The word "cull" in example sentences

A severe cull is required at these ranks for fiscal purposes alone. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

In your comments, a number of you were quick to point out that the wolf cull is not about sport or fair chase, but rather about wildlife management — an entirely different thing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The cull is something that only comes every couple of years, and that's generally when all available space has finally run out and my wife refuses to let my dragon's hoard of books spill into another room. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Finally, on the to do list is to again cull through the basement and through out/give to goodwill anything we are no longer using. ❋ Kittenpie (2006)

The incidents that I have been able to cull from the internet are as follows: ❋ Richard (2006)

But the Big Kahuna of those who really need to cull is my best friend. ❋ Dean Francis Alfar (2004)

With many, there was much reading of Testaments, humming over of favorite hymns, and looking at such books as I could cull from a miscellaneous library. ❋ Unknown (1863)

In order to get a return on our investment, Treasury must follow a plan I called cull and capitalize. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Anyway, the times they are a’changin, but it doesn’t really seem to have sunk in to most Boomers who they’re going to cull from the herd with health care rationing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The remaining groundnut paste is rolled into thin strips, then into rings, and fried in groundnut oil to produce a popular, tasty snack (called cull cull in Ghana). ❋ Unknown (1995)

Boris Worm, a Dalhousie biology professor who studies marine biodiversity, said former fisheries minister Gail Shea had said a cull was a good idea in 2009, and federal scientists have since been pushed to justify that decision. ❋ Michael MacDonald (2011)

A cull is the only way to protect cattle from TB - and the Prime Minister can delay it no longer. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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