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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Cull \Cull\, n.
     A cully; a dupe; a gull. See Cully.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Cull \Cull\ (k?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Culled (k?ld); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Culling.] [OE.cullen, OF. cuillir, coillir,
     F.cueillir, to gather, pluck, pick, fr. L. colligere. See
     Coil, v. t., and cf. Collect.]
     To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or
     collect; as, to cull flowers.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           From his herd he culls,
           For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled.   --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Cull \Cull\, n.
     A cully; a dupe; a gull. See Cully.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Cull \Cull\ (k?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Culled (k?ld); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Culling.] [OE. cullen, OF. cuillir, coillir, F.
     cueillir, to gather, pluck, pick, fr. L. colligere. See
     Coil, v. t., and cf. Collect.]
     To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or
     collect; as, to cull flowers.
  
           From his herd he culls, For slaughter, from the fairest
           of his bulls.                            --Dryden.
  
           Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled.   --Tennyson.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  cull
       n : the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in
           quality [syn: reject]
       v 1: remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick
            members of the herd"
       2: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
          pick, pluck]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cull
     Catalan vb.
     1 (ca-verb form of p=3 n=sg t=pres m=ind collir)
     2 (ca-verb form of p=2 n=sg m=impr collir)
     n.
     1 A selection.
     2 An organised killing of selected animals.
     3 (lb en farming agriculture) An individual animal selected to be
  killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
     4 (lb en seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
     5 A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior
  specimen.
     vb.
     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 (lb en nonstandard euphemistic) To kill (animals etc).
     5 To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
     6 (lb en computer graphics) To selectively not render or process
  certain object, such as polygon.
     n.
     (lb en slang dialectal) A fool, gullible person; a dupe.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Cull
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  cull
     n.
     1 A selection.
     2 An organised killing of selected animals.
     3 (lb en farming agriculture) An individual animal selected to be
  killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
     4 (lb en seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
     5 A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior
  specimen.
     vb.
     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 (lb en nonstandard euphemistic) To kill (animals etc).
     5 To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
     6 (lb en computer graphics) To selectively not render or process
  certain object, such as polygon.
     n.
     (lb en slang dialectal) A fool, gullible person; a dupe.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Cull
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  cull
     Catalan vb.
     1 (ca-verb form of p=3 n=sg t=pres m=ind collir)
     2 (ca-verb form of p=2 n=sg m=impr collir)
     n.
     1 A selection.
     2 An organised killing of selected animals.
     3 (lb en farming agriculture) An individual animal selected to be
  killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
     4 (lb en seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
     5 A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior
  specimen.
     vb.
     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 (lb en nonstandard euphemistic) To kill (animals etc).
     5 To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
     6 (lb en computer graphics) To selectively not render or process
  certain object, such as polygon.
     n.
     (lb en slang dialectal) A fool, gullible person; a dupe.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Cull
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  cull
     n.
     1 A selection.
     2 An organised killing of selected animals.
     3 (lb en farming agriculture) An individual animal selected to be
  killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
     4 (lb en seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
     5 A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior
  specimen.
     vb.
     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 (lb en nonstandard euphemistic) To kill (animals etc).
     5 To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
     6 (lb en computer graphics) To selectively not render or process
  certain object, such as polygon.
     n.
     (lb en slang dialectal) A fool, gullible person; a dupe.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Cull
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cull
     Englanti n.
     eläinkannan vähentäminen
     Englanti vb.
     1 poimia, noukkia
     2 vähentää eläinkantaa
     3 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) harventaa, valita jostakin joukosta
  poistettavat määrän vähentämiseksi

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Cull /kˈʌl/
  الذبح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  cull //kʌl// 
  избирам, подбирам
  to pick or take someone or something

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cull /kˈʌl/ 
  sbírat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cull /kˈʌl/ 
  odpad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cull /kˈʌl/
  odstřel např. zvěře

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cull /kˈʌl/
  Aushieb schlechter Hölzer
           Note: Forstwesen
     Synonym: improvement felling
  
           Note: forestry

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cull /kˈʌl/
  Merzvieh  [agr.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cull /kˈʌl/
  Reduktionsabschuss , Merzung  [agr.]
           Note: Tötung unerwünschter Tierbestände
        "cull of seals"  - Robbenschlag

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  cull //kʌl// 
  1. hylky, teuras
  individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded
  2. hylky
  inferior specimen
  3. teurastus
  organised killing of selected animals

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  cull //kʌl// 
  1. poimia
  to pick or take someone or something
  2. vähentää kantaa
  to select animals from a group and then kill them

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  cull /kˈʌl/ 
  1. दुर्बल~जानवरों~की~हत्या
        "Blackbucks are culled by hunters"
  2. चुनना
        "The girl had to cull the flowers for the bouquet"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  cull /kˈʌl/
  odabrati, otpadak, raspodijeliti, srediti, ubrati cvijeće

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  cull //kʌl// 
  1. plocka
  to pick or take someone or something
  2. skjuta av
  to select animals from a group and then kill them

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  cull /kˈʌl/
  1. koparmak, toplamak
  2. ayırmak, seçmek
  3. değersiz olanları seçip atmak
  4. kötü veya değersiz olduğundan bir kenara ayrılmış şey.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  105 Moby Thesaurus words for "cull":
     abscind, accumulate, amass, amputate, annihilate, assemble, ban,
     bar, bob, bolt, bring together, choose out, clip, collect, cordon,
     cordon off, crop, cull out, cut, cut away, cut off, cut out,
     decide between, dig up, discriminate, divide, dock, elect,
     eliminate, enucleate, eradicate, except, excerpt, excise, exclude,
     extinguish, extirpate, extract, garner, gather, gather in, get in,
     get together, ghettoize, gin, glean, grub, grub up, handpick,
     insulate, isolate, keep apart, keep aside, knock off, lay aside,
     lop, make a selection, mark, mutilate, nip, opt for, pare, peel,
     pick, pick out, pick up, pluck, prefer, prune, put aside,
     quarantine, rake up, riddle, root out, round up, rule out,
     scare up, scrape together, scrape up, screen, seclude, segregate,
     select, separate, set apart, set aside, shave, shear, sieve, sift,
     single out, sort out, stamp out, strike off, strip, strip off,
     take, take off, take out, take up, thrash, thresh, truncate,
     winnow, wipe out
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 采,摘,拣;
  n. 拣开的东西,被排斥出来的动物;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 采,摘,拣
     n. 拣开的东西,被排斥出来的动物

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