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CULL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

Synonyms:

cull; reject

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cull" is a kind of...):

deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)

Derivation:

cull (remove something that has been rejected)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Look for and gather

Example:

pick flowers

Synonyms:

cull; pick; pluck

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cull" is one way to...):

collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cull"):

mushroom (pick or gather mushrooms)

berry (pick or gather berries)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Also:

cull out (select desirable parts from a group or list)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Remove something that has been rejected

Example:

cull the sick members of the herd

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "cull" is one way to...):

get rid of; remove (dispose of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cull (the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality)

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