CULL OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cull out mean? 

• CULL OUT (verb)
  The verb CULL OUT has 1 sense:

1. select desirable parts from a group or list

  Familiarity information: CULL OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CULL OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Select desirable parts from a group or list

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

cull out; winnow

Context example:

winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants

Hypernyms (to "cull out" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something