cull 
/ˈkʌl/ verb
culls; culled; cull·ing /ˈkʌl/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to select or choose (someone or something) from a group
▪ Damaged fruits are culled (out) before the produce is shipped. — usually + from ▪ They've culled some of the best poems from her collected works. ▪ She culled the information from newspaper articles. 2 : to control the size of (a group of animals) by killing some animals
▪ He culls his herd annually. ▪ The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.
▪ Damaged fruits are culled (out) before the produce is shipped. — usually + from ▪ They've culled some of the best poems from her collected works. ▪ She culled the information from newspaper articles.
▪ He culls his herd annually. ▪ The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.
— cull noun, plural culls [count]
▪ the annual cull of the herd
▪ the annual cull of the herd
