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prune

Definition

noun: a dried plum that is often cooked before it is eaten
noun: a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
verb: to cut off some of the branches of (a tree or bush) so that it will grow better or look better
verb: to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter
often + 'back'
synonyms: preen, prepare, dress

Examples

a pair of 'pruning shears'
The bushes need 'pruning'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

(..) Where's Joey? Did you see Betty? I tell you, I wouldn't mind having a piece of this sun-dried-tomato business. Five years ago, if somebody'd said to me, "Here's a tomato that looks like a prune"... ...I'd have said, "Get out of my office." Dad, before I was born, did you freak out at all? (..)
1995 TvShow: Friends Title: The One with Two Parts: Part 2 Season: 1 Episode 17