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Definitions for Pruning

[1] to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots).
[2] to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim.
[3] to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
[4] to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable).
[5] Archaic . to preen.
[6] a purplish-black partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of plum tree
[7] slang , mainly British a dull, uninteresting, or foolish person
[8] to remove (dead or superfluous twigs, branches, etc) from (a tree, shrub, etc), esp by cutting off
[9] to remove (anything undesirable or superfluous) from (a book, etc)
[10] an archaic word for preen 1

Words related to Pruning

pruneshave, shorten, shear, snip, clip, reduce, shape, dock, lop, eliminate, gut, exclude, thin, skive

Words nearby Pruning

pruneprudentius, prudery, prudhoe bay, prudish, pruinose, prune, prune-belly syndrome, prunella, prunelle, pruning hook, pruning shears

Origin of Pruning

e31350–1400; Middle English prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen < Old French poroign-, present stem of poroindre, equivalent to por- (< Latin pro- pro-1) + oindre to anoint (< Latin unguere ); see preen1

Other words from Pruning

prun·a·ble , adjective
prun·a·bil·i·ty , noun
prun·er , noun
un·prun·a·ble , adjective
prun·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Pruning

eC15: from Old French proignier to clip, probably from provigner to prune vines, from provain layer (of a plant), from Latin propāgo a cutting

Synonyms for Pruning

cut back, shave, shear, shorten, snip, clip, dock, eliminate, exclude, gut, lop, reduce, shape, skive, thin, knock off, pare down