English

Etymology
From OF. coillir "collect, gather, select," from L. colligere "gather together."

Pronunciation

Pronunciation guide|IPA:/k�l/
audio|en-us-cull.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l

Verb
en-verb

1. To pick something.
2. To take something (from somewhere).
3. To select animals from a group and kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled way
4. context|nonstandard|euphemism To kill animals.

Quotations
1984, cover star: JOE DALLESANDRO culled from Andy Warhol's FLESH — anonymous, Sleeve notes from w:The Smiths|The Smiths' album The Smiths

Translations
trans-top|To pick something
Finnish: poimia
French: cueillir
trans-mid
Swedish: plocka
trans-bottom

trans-top|To select animals from a group and kill them
Finnish: vähentää kantaa
trans-mid
Swedish: skjuta av
trans-bottom

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