Associations to the word «Cull»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
CULL, verb. To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
CULL, verb. To gather, collect.
CULL, verb. To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
CULL, verb. (nonstandard) (euphemistic) To kill (animals etc).
CULL, verb. To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
CULL, noun. A selection.
CULL, noun. An organised killing of selected animals.
CULL, noun. A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.
CULL, noun. (slang) (dialectal) A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
Dictionary definition
CULL, noun. The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.
CULL, verb. Remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd".
CULL, verb. Look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.