1. items that have been rejected or removed as inferior
Usage: plural

1. selects from a group; picks out
Usage: third person singular present
2. removes inferior or unwanted items from a group
Usage: third person singular present
3. reduces the population of animals by selective killing
Usage: third person singular present; wildlife management

Examples

• The farmer culls the weakest chickens from his flock.
• She culls the best photographs for her portfolio.
• The librarian culls outdated books from the collection.
• Wildlife officials culls deer when populations become too large.
• The culls were sold at a discount price.
• He sorted through the apples, separating the culls from the good ones.