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cull
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
culls; culled; culling
culls; culled; culling
Learner's definition of CULL
[+ object]
1
: to select or choose (someone or something) from a group挑出；选出 — usually + from
- Damaged fruits are culled (out) before the produce is shipped.产品装运之前，有损伤的水果已被挑出。
- They've culled some of the best poems from her collected works.他们从她的作品集中选出了几首最好的诗歌。
- She culled the information from newspaper articles.她从报纸文章中收集到这一信息。
2
: to control the size of (a group of animals) by killing some animals（为控制数量）捕杀，宰杀
- He culls his herd annually.他每年都要宰杀他的一部分畜群。
- The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.为了控制鹿的数量，小镇发放了狩猎许可证。
— cull
noun, plural culls [count]- the annual cull of the herd每年的牛群屠宰量
culled; culling; culls
culler noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb He culls his herd annually. The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population. Noun the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider
Recent Examples on the Web
Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021 Quinn will have to cull a No. 1 from among a lackluster lot of James Reimer, Kaapo Kahkonen, and Adin Hill. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 The company has extensive AI systems that cull fake accounts, and the manual process is an additional safeguard, said people familiar with the company’s inner workings, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe them. Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 It’s the most logical time to cull all the superfluous stuff that has accumulated over time. Vaidya Aiyer, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Not all residents are happy with the university's decision to cull the deer population. Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2022 It's typically been used to identify and cull the bottom 5% to 10% of employees, much to workers' dismay. Amber Burton, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 Western writers — anyone from Jean de La Fontaine to James Joyce — could cull from the past without accusations of plagiarism because the Western canon was considered part of their heritage. New York Times, 22 July 2022 The last tech giant to cull its ranks during a major downturn, Microsoft, is doing the opposite during this turbulent period. New York Times, 20 May 2022 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2022 In Rome, the cull that began in late June is soon set to shift into high gear. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 The cull removed 47 deer at Van Ooyen Whitetails in Antigo. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2022 France’s southwestern foie gras region also faced a mass cull for a second year and Polish chicken farms suffered cases. Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022 The cull proved hugely beneficial for trees and vegetation. New York Times, 5 May 2022 In 1975, around 26 young elephants were introduced to the park from a cull in southern Rwanda. Lavanya Sunkara, Forbes, 19 May 2022 The cull was good for peatlands, too, but that was just a happy byproduct. New York Times, 5 May 2022 Last week’s cull was the second time Grand Teton used aerial operations to reduce mountain goat numbers. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022 See More
Verb
The animating dramas are set in motion when the university’s dean (David Morse), who is more banal than sinister, enlists Kim in an effort to cull the faculty. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021 Quinn will have to cull a No. 1 from among a lackluster lot of James Reimer, Kaapo Kahkonen, and Adin Hill. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 The company has extensive AI systems that cull fake accounts, and the manual process is an additional safeguard, said people familiar with the company’s inner workings, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe them. Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 It’s the most logical time to cull all the superfluous stuff that has accumulated over time. Vaidya Aiyer, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Not all residents are happy with the university's decision to cull the deer population. Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2022 It's typically been used to identify and cull the bottom 5% to 10% of employees, much to workers' dismay. Amber Burton, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 Western writers — anyone from Jean de La Fontaine to James Joyce — could cull from the past without accusations of plagiarism because the Western canon was considered part of their heritage. New York Times, 22 July 2022 The last tech giant to cull its ranks during a major downturn, Microsoft, is doing the opposite during this turbulent period. New York Times, 20 May 2022 Noun
The cull, performed May 18 by sharpshooters, removed the approximately 50 deer remaining at Van Ooyen Whitetails in Antigo, said Laurie Seale, vice-president of Whitetails of Wisconsin, an association of the state's licensed deer farmers. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2022 In Rome, the cull that began in late June is soon set to shift into high gear. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 The cull removed 47 deer at Van Ooyen Whitetails in Antigo. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2022 France’s southwestern foie gras region also faced a mass cull for a second year and Polish chicken farms suffered cases. Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022 The cull proved hugely beneficial for trees and vegetation. New York Times, 5 May 2022 In 1975, around 26 young elephants were introduced to the park from a cull in southern Rwanda. Lavanya Sunkara, Forbes, 19 May 2022 The cull was good for peatlands, too, but that was just a happy byproduct. New York Times, 5 May 2022 Last week’s cull was the second time Grand Teton used aerial operations to reduce mountain goat numbers. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French culier, coillir, from Latin colligere to bind together — more at collect
First Known Use
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1809, in the meaning defined above
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