Prune and Shearing

Prune

Prune verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
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Shearing and prune are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Shearing" with "Prune", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: pruned, pruning

Shearing

Shearing noun - Removing by cutting off or clipping.
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Prune and shearing are semantically related in clip topic. You can use "Prune" instead a verb "Shearing".

Nearby Words: shear, sheared, shearling
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