Prune | Mean of prune in English Dictionary
/ˈpruːn/
- Noun
- a dried plum that is often cooked before it is eaten
- stewed prunes
- prune juice
- Verb
- to cut off some of the branches of (a tree or bush) so that it will grow better or look better
- She carefully pruned the hedge.
- Those trees need to be pruned every year.
- You should prune back the unwanted branches.
- to reduce (something) by removing parts that are not necessary or wanted
- The students were asked to prune their essays.
- The budget needs to be pruned.