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Cull

noun/kˈʌl/
Definition
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
remove something that has been rejected
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈʌl/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈʌl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈʌl/
1 syllable Say it as /kˈʌl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
pluckpickreject
Parts of Speech
nounthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
verbremove something that has been rejected
“cull the sick members of the herd”
verblook for and gather
“pick mushrooms”
Word Forms
cullverbremove something that has been rejected
rejectverbrefuse entrance or membership
cullnounthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
picknounthe quantity of a crop that is harvested
pickernounsomeone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
pickingnounthe act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
aussortieren
die Person oder Sache, die abgelehnt oder als minderwertig beiseite gelegt wird
🇫🇷French
cueillir
la personne ou la chose qui est rejetée ou mise de côté comme étant de qualité inférieure
🇪🇸Spanish
desecho
la persona o cosa que es rechazada o apartada por ser de calidad inferior
🇮🇹Italian
selezionare
la persona o la cosa che viene rifiutata o messa da parte come di qualità inferiore
🇳🇱Dutch
ruimen
de persoon of het ding dat wordt afgewezen of terzijde wordt geschoven als inferieur qua kwaliteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
selecionar
a pessoa ou coisa que é rejeitada ou posta de lado como de qualidade inferior
🇷🇺Russian
отбраковывать
человек или вещь, которая отвергается или отбрасывается как низшая по качеству
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चुनना
वह व्यक्ति या वस्तु जिसे गुणवत्ता में निम्न मानकर अस्वीकार कर दिया गया हो या अलग रख दिया गया हो
🇧🇩Bengali
কল
ব্যক্তি বা জিনিস যা প্রত্যাখ্যাত বা মানের দিক থেকে নিকৃষ্ট হিসাবে আলাদা করা হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
அழி
நிராகரிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது தரத்தில் தாழ்ந்ததாக ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட நபர் அல்லது பொருள்
🇮🇳Telugu
పిలువు
నాణ్యతలో నాసిరకం అని తిరస్కరించబడిన లేదా పక్కన పెట్టబడిన వ్యక్తి లేదా వస్తువు
🇮🇳Marathi
मारणे
व्यक्ती किंवा वस्तू जी नाकारली जाते किंवा गुणवत्तेत निकृष्ट म्हणून बाजूला ठेवली जाते
🇮🇳Gujarati
બંધ
વ્યક્તિ અથવા વસ્તુ કે જેને નકારવામાં આવે છે અથવા ગુણવત્તામાં હલકી ગુણવત્તાવાળા તરીકે અલગ રાખવામાં આવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೊಲ್ಲು
ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೀಳು ಎಂದು ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಬದಿಗಿಟ್ಟ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತು
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൊല്ലുക
നിരസിക്കപ്പെട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗുണനിലവാരത്തിൽ താഴ്ന്നതായി മാറ്റിവെച്ച വ്യക്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാര്യം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੱਟਣਾ
ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਦ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਘਟੀਆ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
روکنا
وہ شخص یا چیز جسے مسترد کیا جاتا ہے یا معیار میں کمتر قرار دیا جاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
剔除
因质量低劣而被拒绝或搁置的人或物
🇯🇵Japanese
淘汰する
品質が劣っているとして拒否されるか脇に置かれる人または物
🇰🇷Korean
따다
품질이 떨어진다고 거부되거나 제쳐두는 사람이나 물건
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chọn lọc
người hoặc vật bị từ chối hoặc bị coi là kém chất lượng
🇹🇭Thai
คัดเลือก
บุคคลหรือสิ่งของที่ถูกปฏิเสธหรือจัดไว้ให้ด้อยคุณภาพ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyisihkan
orang atau benda yang ditolak atau dikesampingkan karena kualitasnya lebih rendah
🇲🇾Malay
pemusnahan
orang atau benda yang ditolak atau diketepikan sebagai lebih rendah kualitinya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إعدام
الشخص أو الشيء الذي تم رفضه أو استبعاده باعتباره أقل جودة
🇮🇷Persian
کشتن
شخص یا چیزی که از نظر کیفیت رد می شود یا کنار گذاشته می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
itlaf
kalitesiz olduğu için reddedilen veya bir kenara bırakılan kişi veya şey
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִברוֹר
האדם או הדבר שנדחים או מופרשים כנחותים באיכותם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'cull'?
The primary meaning of 'cull' is 'the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cull' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cull' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cull' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cull' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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