[{"word":"pruning","phonetic":"/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A good grape grower will prune the vines once a year."},{"definition":"To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to prune a budget, or an essay"},{"definition":"To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To preen; to prepare; to dress.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prune","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pruning"]}]