I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
back
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Otherwise they should now be pruned back hard.
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In autumn tree surgeons would come to prune back the branches, but not yet.
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The novel is about a third too long, and the second half could decently have been pruned back .
■ NOUN
tree
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It can be found in baking a cake, pruning a tree , or holding a children's party.
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I went down to the phone to talk with Erica and Stuart, then came back up and pruned two apple trees .
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Secondly, the bounds provided by penalties can be used to prune the tree and avoid unnecessary pivots.
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Would it be possible for them also to prune this tree hard back so the light can be seen.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Miniature roses do not need much pruning and are ideal for planting in pots.
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Red dogwoods should be pruned regularly.
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The state has pruned $275 million from this year's budget.
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What's the best time of the year for pruning apple trees?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He has ruthlessly pruned his original plans for a quick dash to the top.
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Heavy pruning can promote vigorous new growth, which can increase susceptibility to the disease.
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In the intermediate zone between a population boom and a population bust, this superfluous genetic material is pruned out.
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It can be found in baking a cake, pruning a tree, or holding a children's party.
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Major pruning is done in late winter.
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The role of government in macroeconomic management had to be pruned to a bare minimum.
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Time also has worked wonders, pruning many of the bad investigative reporters and retaining many of the good ones.
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Would it be possible for them also to prune this tree hard back so the light can be seen.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An image that captures the dichotomy of possibilities in getting older is the plum versus the prune .
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Besides, it has prunes in it, did you know that?
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Deep lines grooved her prune of a face.
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One of the most important discriminators between plums and prunes is what their age means to them.
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Put the prunes in an earthenware oven dish, with the wine and enough water to cover them.
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The prunes were good but with three extra stones in the juice Christopher wondered who might have been there before him.