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prune


prune 1

P0626500 (pro͞on)n.1. a. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.b. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.2. Slang An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.intr.v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes Slang To make a facial expression exhibiting ill temper or disgust: "Their faces prune at the slightest provocation" (James Wolcott).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *prūna, from Latin prūnum, plum.]

prune 2

P0626500 (pro͞on)v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes v.tr.1. To cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, for example) to improve shape or growth.2. To remove or cut out as superfluous.3. To reduce: prune a budget.v.intr. To remove what is superfluous or undesirable.
[Early Modern English, from Middle French prougner, from Old French prooignier, perhaps from pro-, variant of por-, pur-, away, forth (from Latin prō-, in front; see pro-1) + rooignier, to trim (from Vulgar Latin *rotundiāre, to round off, from Latin rotundus, round; see ret- in Indo-European roots).]
prun′er n.

prune

(pruːn) n1. (Cookery) a purplish-black partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of plum tree2. slang chiefly Brit a dull, uninteresting, or foolish person[C14: from Old French prune, from Latin prūnum plum, from Greek prounon]

prune

(pruːn) vb1. (Horticulture) to remove (dead or superfluous twigs, branches, etc) from (a tree, shrub, etc), esp by cutting off2. to remove (anything undesirable or superfluous) from (a book, etc)[C15: from Old French proignier to clip, probably from provigner to prune vines, from provain layer (of a plant), from Latin propāgo a cutting] ˈprunable adj ˈpruner n

prune

(pruːn) vb1. (Zoology) an archaic word for preen12. (Clothing & Fashion) an archaic word for preen1

prune1

(prun)

n. 1. a variety of plum that dries without spoiling. 2. any plum when dried. [1300–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin prūna, pl. (taken as feminine singular) of prūnum plum < Greek proû(m)non plum1]

prune2

(prun)

v. pruned, prun•ing. v.t. 1. to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim. 2. to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots). 3. to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable). 4. to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable). v.i. 5. to remove or cut away superfluous or undesired parts. [1400–50; late Middle English prouynen < Middle French proognier to prune, variant of provigner, derivative of provain scion < Latin propāginem, acc. of propāgō]

prune3

(prun)

v.t. pruned, prun•ing. Archaic. to preen. [1350–1400; Middle English prunen, pruynen, proy(g)nen < Old French poroign-, present s. of poroindre=por- (< Latin pro- pro-1) + oindre to anoint (< Latin unguere); see preen1]

prune

  • amputate - Comes from Latin ambi, "around," and putare, "to prune, trim."
  • dried plum - Another name for a prune.
  • preen - Generally thought to be an alteration of prune, "cut branches."
  • purge - To purge a tree is to prune it; to purge a candle is to snuff it.

prune


Past participle: pruned
Gerund: pruning
Imperative
prune
prune
Present
I prune
you prune
he/she/it prunes
we prune
you prune
they prune
Preterite
I pruned
you pruned
he/she/it pruned
we pruned
you pruned
they pruned
Present Continuous
I am pruning
you are pruning
he/she/it is pruning
we are pruning
you are pruning
they are pruning
Present Perfect
I have pruned
you have pruned
he/she/it has pruned
we have pruned
you have pruned
they have pruned
Past Continuous
I was pruning
you were pruning
he/she/it was pruning
we were pruning
you were pruning
they were pruning
Past Perfect
I had pruned
you had pruned
he/she/it had pruned
we had pruned
you had pruned
they had pruned
Future
I will prune
you will prune
he/she/it will prune
we will prune
you will prune
they will prune
Future Perfect
I will have pruned
you will have pruned
he/she/it will have pruned
we will have pruned
you will have pruned
they will have pruned
Future Continuous
I will be pruning
you will be pruning
he/she/it will be pruning
we will be pruning
you will be pruning
they will be pruning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pruning
you have been pruning
he/she/it has been pruning
we have been pruning
you have been pruning
they have been pruning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pruning
you will have been pruning
he/she/it will have been pruning
we will have been pruning
you will have been pruning
they will have been pruning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pruning
you had been pruning
he/she/it had been pruning
we had been pruning
you had been pruning
they had been pruning
Conditional
I would prune
you would prune
he/she/it would prune
we would prune
you would prune
they would prune
Past Conditional
I would have pruned
you would have pruned
he/she/it would have pruned
we would have pruned
you would have pruned
they would have pruned
Thesaurus
Noun1.prune - dried plumprune - dried plum dried fruit - fruit preserved by drying
Verb1.prune - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth ofprune - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"lop, snip, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dressthin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants"shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges"pollard, poll - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"pinch, top - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
2.prune - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"rationalize, rationalise, cutdo away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"

prune

verb1. cut, trim, clip, dock, shape, cut back, shorten, snip, lop, pare down You have to prune the bushes if you want fruit.2. reduce, cut, cut back, trim, cut down, pare down, make reductions in Economic hard times are forcing the company to prune their budget.

prune

verbTo decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:chop, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop, lower, pare, shear, slash, trim, truncate.
Translations
修剪干梅子梅干梅脯

prune1

(pruːn) verb to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches. He pruned the roses. 修剪(樹木花草等) 修剪（树木花草等）

prune2

(pruːn) noun a dried plum. 梅子乾，梅脯 干梅子，梅脯

prune

→ 梅干zhCN

prune


prunes and prisms

Intentionally formal or prudish speech or action. The phrase originated in Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit as an example of proper speech. When you talk to your grandmother, stick to prunes and prisms so that you don't offend her. If you want to become a proper lady, be sure to practice your prunes and prisms.See also: and, prune

full of beans

1. Nonsensical. His explanation is totally full of beans and doesn't answer the question at all.2. Very energetic. Whenever my daughter is full of beans, I have her run around and play in our back yard.See also: bean, full, of

full of prunes

Nonsensical. From the idea that prunes cause gas (and being "full of hot air" is synonymous with "nonsensical"). His explanation is totally full of prunes and doesn't answer the question at all.See also: full, of, prune

prune away

To remove something superfluous, undesirable, or unnecessary (from something else). A noun or pronoun can be used between "prune" and "away." We need to prune away these dead branches to allow the tree to grow new ones in their place. As your career evolves, you'll need to start pruning less relevant work experience away from your résumé.See also: away, prune

prune (something) of (something else)

To make something more trim, clean, or neat by pruning away that which is superfluous, undesirable, or unnecessary. I want to prune the tree outside of its dead and overgrown branches. As your career evolves, you'll need to start pruning your résumé of less relevant work experience.See also: of, prune

prune off

To remove something superfluous, undesirable, or unnecessary (from something else). A noun or pronoun can be used between "prune" and "off." We need to prune off these dead branches to allow the tree to grow new ones in their place. As your career evolves, you'll need to start pruning less relevant work experience off your résumé.See also: off, prune

prune something away

to cut away something unwanted or unneeded. Please prune the lower branches of the trees away. They are starting to annoy pedestrians. We pruned away the dead branches.See also: away, prune

prune something of something

to clear, clean, or groom something of something by pruning. Sally was out in the orchard pruning the apple trees of dead branches. They pruned the roses of their unneeded branches.See also: of, prune

prune something off (of) something

 and prune something offto cut something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Claire pruned the dead branch off the apple tree. She pruned off the dead branch.See also: off, prune

full of beans

1. Lively, energetic, in high spirits, as in The children were full of beans today, looking forward to their field trip. This expression has no valid explanation. [c. 1840] 2. Also, full of prunes. Acting foolish, talking nonsense, as in One cup of coffee won't hurt you-you're full of prunes. [c. 1930] Also see full of crap. See also: bean, full, of

full of beans

If you are full of beans, you are very happy and energetic. Jem was among them, pink-cheeked and full of beans after his long sleep. He's a likable extrovert, full of beans. Note: This originally referred to a horse that was well-fed and therefore full of energy. See also: bean, full, of

full of beans

lively; in high spirits. informal This phrase was originally used by people who work with horses, and referred to the good condition of a horse fed on beans.See also: bean, full, of

prunes and prisms

used to denote a prim and affected speech, look, or manner. In Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit ( 1857 ), Mrs General advocates speaking this phrase aloud in order to give ‘a pretty form to the lips’.See also: and, prune

full of ˈbeans

very lively, active and healthy: Ray is certainly full of beans again after his illness.This phrase was originally used to talk about horses that were fed on beans.See also: bean, full, of

full of beans

mod. full of nonsense; full of hot air. Oh, be quiet. You’re just full of beans. See also: bean, full, of

full of prunes

mod. full of nonsense. (see also full of beans. Prunes can cause gas = hot air = nonsense.) You’re just silly. Completely full of prunes. See also: full, of, prune

full of beans

1. Energetic; frisky: The children were too full of beans to sit still.2. Badly mistaken: Don't believe him; he's full of beans.See also: bean, full, of

full of beans

Lively, high-spirited. The earliest appearance of this expression is in Robert Smith Surtees’s Handley Cross (1843), a continuation of the adventures of a sporting grocer, John Jorrocks (“Ounds, ’osses and men are in a glorious state of excitement! Full o’ beans and benevolence!”). A slang dictionary of 1874 defined the term to mean arrogant and offensive concerning one’s newfound prosperity (nouveau riche snobbery) and held that it came from stable slang. It was so used for a time in the late nineteenth century, but then was superseded by the earlier (and present) meaning, which survives in the cliché.See also: bean, full, of

prune


prune,

popular name for a dried plumplum,
common name for a tree of any of many species of the genus Prunus of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a drupe. The plum is generally cultivated in the temperate zones, though among the numerous varieties and hybrids are types suitable for many
..... Click the link for more information. . Fruits of the many varieties of Prunus domestica, which are firm-fleshed and dry easily without removal of the stone, are gathered after falling from the tree, dipped in lye solution to prevent fermentation, dried in the sun or in kilns, and then "glossed" with a steam, glycerin, or fruit-juice bath to produce a sterile, glossy skin. Most of the commercial product comes from the Pacific coast states. A type of prune was used by Native Americans as a staple item of diet.

Prune

 

a dried plum of the varieties Vengerka Ital’ianskaia, Vengerka Domashniaia, and others. The variety Vengerka Ital’ianskaia yields the best prunes.

Only fleshy ripe plums are suitable for drying. The stone must separate readily from the flesh, and the pulp must contain no less than 10 percent sugar and no more than 1.2 percent acid. The plums are blanched to accelerate drying, remove the waxy coating, and obtain cracks in the skin. Vengerka Ital’ianskaia plums are blanched for 20 to 30 seconds; plums of other varieties are blanched for one to 1 ½ minutes. The plums are then cooled under running water and placed in steam dryers for eight to ten hours at a temperature of 80°C. Toward the end of drying the temperature is lowered to 60°C. After cooling and sorting, the prunes are immersed in boiling water for 1 ½ to two minutes to obtain a shine. They are then treated with glycerin (5 kg per ton of prunes).

There are three grades of commercial prune varieties. Prunes must be black, soft, and tart. The yield of prunes from fresh plums is 20 to 22 percent.

prune


prune

(prūn), The dried ripe fruit of Prunus domestica (family Rosaceae), a tree cultivated in warm, temperate regions; a food with laxative properties.

prune

(proon) [L. pruna] A dried plum, rich in carbohydrate, potassium, and iron, that contains dihydroxyphenyl isatin, a laxative. Regular consumption may lead to dependence on its laxative properties.

prune


Related to prune: plum, Prune belly syndrome
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Synonyms for prune

verb cut

Synonyms

  • cut
  • trim
  • clip
  • dock
  • shape
  • cut back
  • shorten
  • snip
  • lop
  • pare down

verb reduce

Synonyms

  • reduce
  • cut
  • cut back
  • trim
  • cut down
  • pare down
  • make reductions in

Synonyms for prune

verb to decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising

Synonyms

  • chop
  • clip
  • crop
  • cut
  • cut back
  • cut down
  • lop
  • lower
  • pare
  • shear
  • slash
  • trim
  • truncate

Synonyms for prune

noun dried plum

Related Words

  • dried fruit

verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Synonyms

  • lop
  • snip
  • cut back
  • clip
  • crop
  • trim
  • dress

Related Words

  • thin out
  • shear
  • pollard
  • poll
  • pinch
  • top
  • disbud

verb weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

Synonyms

  • rationalize
  • rationalise
  • cut

Related Words

  • do away with
  • eliminate
  • get rid of
  • extinguish
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