cull
cull /k'ʌl/ (culls culling culled)
1 [VERB] be V-ed from n, V n from n
If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports...
Laura was passing around photographs she'd culled from the albums at home.
2 [VERB] V n
To cull animals means to kill the weaker animals in a group in order to reduce their numbers.
To save remaining herds and habitat, the national parks department is planning to cull 2000 elephants.
[N-COUNT]
Cull is also a noun.
In the reserves of Zimbabwe and South Africa, annual culls are already routine.
● culling [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp
The culling of seal cubs has led to an outcry from environmental groups.
1 [VERB] be V-ed from n, V n from n
If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports...
Laura was passing around photographs she'd culled from the albums at home.
2 [VERB] V n
To cull animals means to kill the weaker animals in a group in order to reduce their numbers.
To save remaining herds and habitat, the national parks department is planning to cull 2000 elephants.
[N-COUNT]
Cull is also a noun.
In the reserves of Zimbabwe and South Africa, annual culls are already routine.
● culling [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp
The culling of seal cubs has led to an outcry from environmental groups.