Mow
Mow verb - To shorten the standing leafy plant cover of.
Usage example: you really should mow the lawn before it gets much higher
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Prune
Prune verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree
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Prune and Mow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mow/prune
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