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  weed

  noun

  a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
• Weed
  Weed

  noun

  Thurlow 1797–1882, U.S. journalist and politician.

weed

¹ American  

[weed] / wid /

noun

1. a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.

2. any undesirable or troublesome plant, especially one that grows profusely where it is not wanted.

   The vacant lot was covered with weeds.

3. Informal. a cigarette or cigar.

4. Slang. a marijuana cigarette.

5. a thin, ungainly person or animal.

6. a wretched or useless animal, especially a horse unfit for racing or breeding purposes.

7. the weed,

   1. Informal. tobacco.

   2. Slang. marijuana.

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verb (used with object)

1. to free from weeds or troublesome plants; root out weeds from.

   to weed a garden.

2. to root out or remove (a weed or weeds), as from a garden (often followed byout ).

   to weed out crab grass from a lawn.

3. to remove as being undesirable, inefficient, or superfluous (often followed byout ).

   to weed out inexperienced players.

4. to rid (something) of undesirable or superfluous elements.

verb (used without object)

1. to remove weeds or the like.

idioms

1. (deep) in / into the weeds, Also in deep weeds

   1. (of a restaurant worker) overwhelmed and falling behind in serving customers.

      Our waitress was so deep in the weeds that we waited 40 minutes for our burgers.

   2. in trouble; overwhelmed by problems.

      He knows our marriage is in deep weeds.

   3. involved in the details.

      I’m in the weeds of planning my wedding.

weed ² American  

[weed] / wid /

noun

1. weeds, mourning garments.

   widow's weeds.

2. a mourning band of black crepe or cloth, as worn on a man's hat or coat sleeve.

3. Archaic. Often weeds

   1. a garment.

      clad in rustic weeds.

   2. clothing.

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Weed ³ American  

[weed] / wid /

noun

1. Thurlow 1797–1882, U.S. journalist and politician.

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weed ¹ British  

/ wiːd /

noun

1. any plant that grows wild and profusely, esp one that grows among cultivated plants, depriving them of space, food, etc

2. slang

   1. tobacco

   2. marijuana

3. informal a thin or unprepossessing person

4. an inferior horse, esp one showing signs of weakness of constitution

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verb

1. to remove (useless or troublesome plants) from (a garden, etc)

weed ² British  

/ wiːd /

noun

1. rare a black crepe band worn to indicate mourning See also weeds

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Other Word Forms

• unweeded
  adjective
• weeder
  noun
• weedless
  adjective
• weedlike
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of weed¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English wed(e), weid, Old English wēod; cognate with Old Saxon wiod “weed,” Middle Dutch wiet “fern”

Origin of weed²

First recorded before 900; Middle English wed(e), Old English (ge)wǣde, wǣde “garment, clothing”; cognate with Old Saxon wād, gewādi, Old High German wāt, gewāti; cf. wadmal

Example Sentences

But the selloff is grounded in reality, according to Weed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“This does not appear to reduce the potential cybersecurity sector tailwinds” from generative AI and large language models, Weed wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Weed pollen will also start to play a part from June until September.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Universal and Mattel have tapped Akiva Goldsman — an Oscar-winning screenwriter known for “A Beautiful Mind” and “Cinderella Man” — to produce the picture under his banner, Weed Road.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

That, My Lord General, was one of the things we asked the Weed to look at most specifically.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

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