a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
any undesirable or troublesome plant, especially one that grows profusely where it is not wanted.
The vacant lot was covered with weeds.
Informal. a cigarette or cigar.
Slang. a marijuana cigarette.
a thin, ungainly person or animal.
a wretched or useless animal, especially a horse unfit for racing or breeding purposes.
the weed,
to free from weeds or troublesome plants; root out weeds from.
to weed a garden.
to root out or remove (a weed or weeds), as from a garden (often followed byout ).
to weed out crab grass from a lawn.
to remove as being undesirable, inefficient, or superfluous (often followed byout ).
to weed out inexperienced players.
to rid (something) of undesirable or superfluous elements.
weeds, mourning garments.
widow's weeds.
a mourning band of black crepe or cloth, as worn on a man's hat or coat sleeve.
Archaic. Often weeds
a garment.
clad in rustic weeds.
clothing.
any plant that grows wild and profusely, esp one that grows among cultivated plants, depriving them of space, food, etc
slang
tobacco
marijuana
informal a thin or unprepossessing person
an inferior horse, esp one showing signs of weakness of constitution
First recorded before 900; Middle English wed(e), weid, Old English wēod; cognate with Old Saxon wiod “weed,” Middle Dutch wiet “fern”
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
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Or as Laurie Metcalf’s Weed makes clear in her hilarious monologue before the Central Park gig.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Weed said that management “showed off the potential tailwinds from the shiny new acquisitions.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 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
Slim went on, “Maybe like that time in Weed you was tellin’ about.”
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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