cull

To cull is defined as to select from a large number of options.

(verb)

An example of cull is when you select only limited pieces of information from a variety of sources.
An example of cull is when hunters kill deer to reduce the deer population.

See cull in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

1. to pick out; select: to cull facts from an encyclopedia
2. to pick out in order to discard or destroy: a librarian culled unneeded books
1. to select and gather (flowers or fruit); pick
2. ☆ Forestry to select trees to be felled for timber
to examine (a collection or group) in order to select desired parts or, esp., to discard or destroy unwanted parts: to cull a herd

Origin: ME cullen < OFr coillir < L colligere: see collect

noun

something picked out; esp., something rejected as not being up to standard

See cull in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cull

transitive verb culled, cull·ing, culls