prune

[ US /ˈpɹun/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈuːn/ ]

NOUN

VERB

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
dress the plants in the garden

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How To Use prune In A Sentence

Trees masking cameras will be pruned to improve the view and community groups such as Homewatch will be developed.
After consultation with a resident, a beech tree was successfully pruned to reduce overhang.
Requests are supposed to be passed on to the city's Clean Teams, gangs of four in special red uniforms and marked vans who not only pick litter but also prune and weed green spaces.
For early blooming shrubs such as forsythia and viburnum, prune them as soon as blooms have passed.
Some deciduous trees, such as many maples and oaks, can be pruned to allow more light to reach the ground.
My chicken empanadas were dry as prunes, though, and the mustard aioli on a helping of overbaked patatas had the consistency of crank-case oil.
These need a light prune in early spring, to maintain size and shape. Times, Sunday Times
For early blooming shrubs such as forsythia and viburnum, prune them as soon as blooms have passed.
Clematis montana will be in full flower in many gardens at the moment and is generally left unpruned.
When cleaning out the dead debris from flowerbeds, also prune any shrubs and push plants back into the soil that have heaved with the frosts.