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Meanings of cull in English

Portuguese
catar
Catalan
pelar
Spanish
pelar

To look for and gather.

        Related terms
        catar
        Portuguese
        rejeição
        Catalan
        deixalla

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

              rejeição
              Usage of cull in English
              1
              Mr Hearn did not think the cull would serve any great purpose.
              Radio NZ
              2
              Mr Clark said cull might appease people but it wouldn't be effective.
              Radio NZ
              3
              Unless it is part of a lawful cull or pest-control programme, yes.
              The Guardian
              4
              Some of their members are animal lovers who sabotaged the badger cull.
              The Guardian
              5
              But the resumption of this cull raises once again deep political issues.
              The Guardian
              6
              From it we cull the following paragraph on the foreign language question:-
              Catholic Problems in Western Canada
              7
              There is not universal support for a mass cull of greys, though.
              The Guardian
              8
              But he does say he doesn't have to cull these calves immediately.
              Radio NZ
              9
              But this is also part of the Somerset trial badger cull zone.
              The Guardian
              10
              How can we make a decision to cull this tree without her?
              Servant of a dark god
              11
              From his political conversations with Cockburn we may cull the following remarks.
              The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
              12
              The association is not calling for a large-scale cull of all raptors.
              BBC
              13
              The cull is due to begin in Gloucestershire and Somerset in June.
              BBC
              14
              Crash the cull-downwith him-downwith him, before he dubs the jigger.
              Pelham — Volume 08
              15
              Frequently I had as many as seven hundred cull cattle on hand.
              Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography
              16
              Part of a padre's recognized function is to cull and purvey news.
              The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad
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              Cull through the time
              Cull across language varieties
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