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(archaic) To cover with dust.
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To prepare land for agricultural use by burning the topsoil, used especially on sour or wet soil.
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Slash and burn (technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop)
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The use of a herbicide to destroy existing foliage.
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(Philippines) Land that has been cleared using slash-and-burn techniques.
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A forest clearing created by girdling the trees.
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(transitive) To remove spent or dead blossoms from a plant.
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(transitive) To remove the ash from.
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The removal of encroaching bush / scrub from agricultural land
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(transitive, calico printing) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung, done to remove the superfluous mordant.
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A person of mixed race who has a swarthy complexion.
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The loss of leaves from a plant.
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To remove weeds using only hand tools, that is, without spraying or using other weed-suppression technology.
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(obsolete, transitive) To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.
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(Philippines) Land that has been cleared using slash-and-burn techniques.
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The practice among intravenous drug users by which a needle or syringe is shared by multiple individuals to administer intravenous drugs, potentially leading to transmission of certain infectious diseases.
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The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.
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Sewage that has not yet been processed or treated to separate and remove contaminants.
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(obsolete) The act of weeding by hand.
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Alternative spelling of scorched-earth policy [(military) A strategy that involves destroying buildings, crops, and other resources that could be useful to opponents.]
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(figuratively) An intentional course of action that is drastic or ruinous.
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A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
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Alternative spelling of slash and burn [Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.]
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The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.
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A pot of tar and oil burned to produce thick noxious smoke to discourage pests.
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To dry in the sun, especially food.
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The conversion of wetlands for the growing of crops.
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An area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it; slash and burn.
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(agriculture, forestry) Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants
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An instance of mowing grass vertically, to remove thatch buildup.
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A form of torture in which the victim is forced to drink large quantities of water in a short time.
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(library science) To systematically remove materials from a library collection based on a set of criteria.
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One who destroys weeds, especially one who works in agricultural weed suppression.
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(chiefly attributive) A combined herbicide and fertilizer.
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(landscaping, US) The act or task of trimming weeds with a weedeater.
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An agricultural worker who removes weeds.
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(US, colloquial) An introductory university course that is designed to "weed out" those students who are not able to pass it.
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(US, colloquial) An introductory university course that is designed to "weed out" those students who are not able to pass it.
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A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).
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The destruction of weeds (unwanted plants).
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