Definition of prune Prune
/pɹuˈn/ - [prun] - prune
We found 16 definitions of prune from 7 different sources.
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What does prune mean?
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NounPlural: prunes |
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Wiktionary 
- prune (Noun)
A plum. - prune (Noun)
The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum. - prune (Noun)
An old woman , especially a wrinkly one. - prune (Verb)
To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive. - prune (Verb)
To cut down or shorten by the removal of unnecessary material; as, to prune a budget.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prune (v. t.)
To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay. - prune (v. t.)
To cut off or cut out, as useless parts. - prune (v. t.)
To preen; to prepare; to dress. - prune (v. i.)
To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt. - prune (n.)
A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prune
prōōn, v.t. to trim by lopping off superfluous parts: to divest of anything superfluous: to arrange or dress feathers, as birds do.—ns. Pru′ner; Pru′ning, the act of pruning or trimming; Pru′ning-hook, a hooked bill for pruning with; Pru′ning-knife, a large knife with a slightly hooked point for pruning.—n.pl. Pru′ning-shears, shears for pruning shrubs, &c. [Older form proin, prob. from Fr. provigner, provin, a shoot—L. propago, -inis.] -
prune
prōōn, n. a plum, esp. a dried plum.—adj. Prunif′erous, bearing plums. [Fr.,—L. prunum—Gr. prounon.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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prune
A plum that has seen better days: the boarding-house veteran and the landlady's pet; badly wrinkled, yet well preserved.
Wikipedia 
- Prunes are dried plums. They look like very large raisins, but they are in the genus Prunus.
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