- selected, either as desirable or undesirable, and removed from a larger group:A number of culled sows were condemned due to emaciation.
- subjected to or reduced by this process:In the aftermath of the avian flu outbreak, many poultry farmers made claims seeking compensation for culled flocks.
- gathered or collected:This “reinvention” theory of art resonates especially with artists whose work relies on culled or salvaged materials.
- the simple past tense and past participle of cull.