pruning
/ˈpruːnɪŋ/
verb
- To cut off dead or overgrown branches from a plant to encourage healthy growth.
- She prunes the apple trees every winter to improve the harvest.
- He learned how to prune roses from his grandmother.
- You should prune the dead leaves to keep the plant healthy.
- To reduce something by removing unnecessary parts.
- The writer pruned several chapters to make the book shorter.
- We need to prune the list of candidates down to five finalists.
- The committee decided to prune the budget by cutting travel expenses.
noun
- The act of cutting off dead or overgrown branches from a plant to encourage healthy growth.
- Spring is the best time for pruning most fruit trees.
- The gardener spent the afternoon doing careful pruning of the rose bushes.
- Regular pruning helps keep the hedge thick and neat.
- The act of reducing something by removing unnecessary parts.
- Budget pruning meant cutting several programs from the school's schedule.
- A good pruning of old files freed up space on the computer.
- The editor did a heavy pruning of the manuscript to cut it down to size.