definition of
prune

[1] #1 prune n. dried plum. wn

[2] #2 prune v. [snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, cut back] cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden". wn

[3] #3 prune v. [cut, rationalize, rationalise] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet". wn