Meaning of the word cull in English

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cull

US /kʌl/
UK /kʌl/

Verb

1.

to collect parts or pieces of something to use for another purpose:

Example:
She went to strange lands to cull recipes for her book.

Noun

1.

a large reduction in the number of people that work for a particular company:

Example:
The cull will affect almost 15% of the 7,000 staff.
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