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- Dictionarycull/kʌl/
verb
- 1. reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter: "he sees culling deer as a necessity" Similar
- 2. select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources: "anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history" Similar
noun
- 1. a selective slaughter of animals: "fishermen are to campaign for a seal cull"
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Cull can be a verb meaning to select or choose from a group, or to reduce or control the size of something by removal. Cull can also be a noun meaning something rejected or inferior.
Cull can be a verb meaning to kill or remove animals or plants, or to collect parts or pieces of something. It can also be a noun meaning a large reduction in staff or a management cull.
Cull can mean to choose, select, or gather the best or required examples, or to kill the weaker animals in a group. It can also be a noun for the act or product of culling, or something picked out as inferior.
Cull definition: to select and remove from a group, especially to discard or destroy as inferior. See examples of CULL used in a sentence.
To cull means to select or gather. If you decide to make a literary anthology, you must cull the best possible stories and then arrange them in a pleasing manner. When you use cull as a verb, the things you gather can be the good or bad ones from a group.
Cull can be a verb meaning to kill or remove animals or plants, or to collect parts or pieces of something. It can also be a noun meaning a large reduction in staff or a collection of data.
Cull means to pick out, select, or gather something from others, or to remove inferior or unwanted members or parts from a group. It can also refer to the selected or gathered items or animals. See different sources, synonyms, and translations of cull.
