transitive verb
1. : to cut most or all of the merchantable timber of (a forest)
2. : to open one set of connections on (a machine) and simultaneously to close another set so as not to interfere with normal functioning
transitive verb
1. : to cut most or all of the merchantable timber of (a forest)
2. : to open one set of connections on (a machine) and simultaneously to close another set so as not to interfere with normal functioning
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012