Pruning synonyms

(Obs.) To prepare; fit out; dress

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To dress in formal clothes

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To trim (a tree, etc.) by cutting off branches, twigs, or stems

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To harvest:

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To crop, trim, or mow closely:

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To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:

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To fasten with a clip or clips

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To clip short or cut off (an animal's tail, for example).

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(Mathematics) To shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (leading) digits; to chop.

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To reduce drastically

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To cut with or as if with shears:

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To reduce in standing or respect.

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To reduce, especially intentionally.

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To reduce abruptly or by a large amount:

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increasing (related)

Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.

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thinnings (related)

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mulching (related)

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mowings (related)

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shrubs (related)

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prunings (related)

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To cut or clip with short, quick strokes.

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To attempt to justify one's behavior by providing reasons that obscure one's actual motives.

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So as to be thin:

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Find another word for pruning. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pruning, like: trimming, dressing, lopping, cropping, shaving, paring, clipping, docking, truncating, slashing and shearing.