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Meanings of prune in English

Russian
чернослив
Spanish
ciruelo
Wikidata

Fruit.

        чернослив
        Portuguese
        podar
        Catalan
        esporgar
        Spanish
        podar

        Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.

            podar
            Catalan
            esporgar

            Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things.

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                  esporgar
                  Usage of prune in English
                  1
                  In France, robots prune grapevines, and are used for weeding and cultivation.
                  The Guardian
                  2
                  Nourish your idea plants that have been starved; prune your word plants.
                  Evening Round-Up / More Good Stuff Like Pep
                  3
                  One way to solve this is to prune back in early spring.
                  The Guardian
                  4
                  Rather, than cut away all this young growth in March, prune now.
                  The Irish Times
                  5
                  Some think it best to prune before the sap begins to run.
                  A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at H...
                  6
                  Among them were a species of prune, the water-hemlock, and the strawberry.
                  The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
                  7
                  For the first course, at the top, a pig and prune sauce.
                  She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A Comedy
                  8
                  The Cosmos will be working with you to prune out the rest.
                  Ebony
                  9
                  When ready to serve unmould on platter and serve with prune sauce.
                  Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
                  10
                  Where the only booze he gets'll be prune squeeze. His voice dropped.
                  11/22/63
                  11
                  Instead, we elected to prune back our dreams to fit its limitations.
                  Wired
                  12
                  But be sure you prune even these passages according to your judgment.
                  The Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1
                  13
                  Is it bad for the tree to prune during the active season?
                  One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
                  14
                  He would sell out, by glory, and buy himself a prune orchard.
                  Skyrider
                  15
                  Be a plum, my child, and let who will be a prune.
                  Mr. Prohack
                  16
                  Mix together the dry, crumbly walnut mixture and the sweet prune paste.
                  The Irish Times
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                  Prune through the time
                  Prune across language varieties
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