cull vs insert

cull

verb
  • To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner. 

  • To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). 

  • To kill (animals etc). 

  • To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of. 

  • To gather, collect. 

noun
  • A lobster having only one claw. 

  • A selection. 

  • An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded. 

  • A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen. 

  • An organised killing of selected animals. 

  • A fool, gullible person; a dupe. 

insert

noun
  • A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule. 

  • A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene. 

  • A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track. 

  • A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast. 

  • An image inserted into text. 

  • An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance. 

  • A mechanical component inserted into another. 

  • A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc. 

verb
  • To put in between or into. 

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