Collocations for "pruning"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pruning" in context.
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prune
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- prune the [trees, bushes]
- pruning [twigs, branches, roots]
- prune back the [trees]
- prune the [trees] back
- prune [branches] off the [trees]
- prune (them) to encourage [strong, upright, vigorous] growth
- prune in the [winter, summer, fall]
- pruning in the [garden, fields, orchard, yard]
- prune with [a saw, scissors]
- prune (them) to [keep, preserve, ensure, shape, ensure]
- prune [surplus, undesired, unwanted]
- prune [any, the] [surplus]
- prune (away) [employees, ingredients, expenses]
- prune away [dead wood, branches]
- eat prunes
- prunes to help you [poop, go number two]
- make stewed prunes
- [smells, tastes] like prunes
- does this have prunes in it?
- give the [bushes, trees] a prune
- the [bushes] need a [good, quick, small] prune
- the [bushes] could use a prune
- the bushes need [a seasonal, an annual] prune
- slang: he's a miserable old prune!
- prune [colored, flavored]
- prune [colored, flavored]
'pruning' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):