cull
/kʌl/
noun
- 1
A selection.
- 2
An organised killing of selected animals.
- 3
(farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
- 4
(seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
- 5
A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.
verb
- 1
To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- 2
To gather, collect.
- 3
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
- 4
To kill (animals etc).
- 5
To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
noun
- 1
A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
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