poda — meaning in English

English meaning

• pruning noun The act of trimming excess branches or growth from a plant.
• shear verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.

Senses

poda is used for these senses in English:

• shear The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.

pruning — full definition

1. noun The act of trimming excess branches or growth from a plant.
2. noun A technique in computing or decision-making that removes unnecessary branches or options to simplify a process.

shear — full definition

1. verb To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.
2. verb To cut through something cleanly, or to break suddenly under sideways force.
3. noun A force that pushes two parts of an object in opposite, parallel directions.

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