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Need another word that means the same as “cull”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “cull” in this overview.

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Cull as a Noun
Definitions of "Cull" as a noun
Synonyms of "Cull" as a noun (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Cull" as a noun
Cull as a Verb
Definitions of "Cull" as a verb
Synonyms of "Cull" as a verb (11 Words)
Usage Examples of "Cull" as a verb
Associations of "Cull" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Cull” are: pick, pluck, slaughter, kill, destroy, select, choose, take, obtain, get, glean, reject

Cull as a Noun

Definitions of "Cull" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cull” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A selective slaughter of animals.
An inferior or surplus livestock animal selected for culling.
The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.

Synonyms of "Cull" as a noun (1 Word)

reject

The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.
Reject china plates.

Usage Examples of "Cull" as a noun

Fishermen are to campaign for a seal cull.
A cull cow.
He keeps his female calves and sells only male calves and herd culls.

Cull as a Verb

Definitions of "Cull" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cull” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Remove something that has been rejected.
Select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
Send (an inferior or surplus farm animal) to be slaughtered.
Reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.
Look for and gather.
Pick (flowers or fruit.

Synonyms of "Cull" as a verb (11 Words)

choose	Pick out select or choose from a number of alternatives. There are many versions to choose* from.*
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid.
get	Take vengeance on or get even. It s getting so I can t even think.
glean	Gather (leftover grain) after a harvest. Objects gleaned from local markets.
obtain	Come into possession of. Adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain.
pick	Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground for example. Pick a fight or a quarrel.
pluck	Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. He plucked a tape from the shelf.
select	Pick out select or choose from a number of alternatives. He has been selected to take part.
slaughter	Defeat (an opponent) thoroughly. The first team were slaughtered.
take	Take somebody somewhere. Winner takes all.

Usage Examples of "Cull" as a verb

He sees culling deer as a necessity.
Cull the sick members of the herd.
Unproductive animals can be identified and culled.
Anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history.
Though they may have cleared the weeds, they have also culled the flowers.

Associations of "Cull" (30 Words)

ablation	The removal of snow and ice from a glacier or iceberg by melting or evaporation.
abolish	Do away with. Slavery was abolished in the mid 19th century in America and in Russia.
alternative	One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. The various alternative* methods for resolving disputes.*
annihilate	Convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy. A simple bomb of this type could annihilate* them all.*
choice	Of superior grade. Choice wine.
chosen	Having been selected as the best or most appropriate. She was Mama s chosen.
decimate	Drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something. The man who is to determine whether it be necessary to decimate* a large body of mutineers.*
efface	Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing. With time the words are effaced by the rain.
eliminate	Eliminate from the body. This diet claims to eliminate* toxins from the body.*
eradicate	Kill in large numbers. This disease has been eradicated from the world.
erasable	Capable of being effaced. A signal too loud to be erasable* in a single pass through the erase head.*
erase	Remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or medium); delete (data) from a computer’s memory. The tape could be magnetically erased and reused.
excision	The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence. The excision* of the carcinoma.*
extirpate	Eradicate or destroy completely. Timber wolves were extirpated from New England more than a century ago.
extirpation	Surgical removal of a body part or tissue.
obliterate	Destroy utterly; wipe out. The special stamp should be placed on the left hand side and not be used to obliterate* the postage stamp.*
opt	Make a choice from a range of possibilities. Consumers will opt* for low priced goods.*
optional	Possible but not necessary; left to personal choice. A wide range of optional* excursions is offered.*
pick	Hit lightly with a picking motion. He sent the first picking of berries to the market.
pluck	Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. The turkeys are plucked and cleaned by machine.
predetermine	Predestine (an outcome or course of events. A strong sense that life had been predetermined.
reaper	A person or machine that harvests a crop.
remove	Remove from a position or an office. It imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy.
ruthlessly	In a ruthless manner. They fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly* exploited them.*
scarify	Scratch the surface of. Scarify soil.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. The publication of a selection* of his poems.*
selective	Characterized by very careful or fastidious selection. The cow is the result of generations of selective* breeding.*
selectively	By selection; in a selective manner. He accused state officials of selectively* enforcing the law.*
stump	Remove tree stumps from. He stumped away on short thick legs.
uproot	Destroy completely, as if down to the roots. A revolution is necessary to uproot* the social order.*