transcription, транскрипция: [ pru:n ]
( prunes, pruning, pruned)
1.
A prune is a dried plum.
N-COUNT
2.
When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year.
You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...
There is no best way to prune.
VERB : V n , V
•
Prune back means the same as prune .
Apples, pears and cherries can be pruned back when they’ve lost their leaves.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , also V n P
3.
If you prune something, you cut out all the parts that you do not need.
Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
VERB : V n
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Prune back means the same as prune .
The company has pruned back its workforce by 20,000 since 1989.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron)