prune
Pronunciation
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- (countable) A prune is a dried plum.
- He placed a prune in the middle of a plate of cheese and biscuits.
Verb
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- (transitive) If you prune a bush or shrub, you cut off parts of the plant.
- After a rose has finished flowering, you should prune it.
- (transitive) If you prune something, you cut it back, as if it were a plant.
- I was running out of money, so I had to prune my budget.
