Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
Biology
selection
Rare term
to separate and discard; to sieve and sort; to wash out (impurities, etc.)
reorganizing an industry or enterprise and weeding out redundant workers; readjustment and retrenchment
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