weed

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noun

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,

Informal. tobacco.
Slang. marijuana.

verb (used with object)

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 by out): to weed out crab grass from a lawn.

to remove as being undesirable, inefficient, or superfluous (often followed by out): to weed out inexperienced players.

to rid (something) of undesirable or superfluous elements.

verb (used without object)

to remove weeds or the like.

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Idioms about weed

(deep) in / into the weeds, Slang.

(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.
in trouble; overwhelmed by problems: He knows our marriage is in deep weeds.
involved in the details: I’m in the weeds of planning my wedding.

Also in deep weeds .

Origin of weed

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

OTHER WORDS FROM weed

weedless, adjectiveweedlike, adjectiveun·weed·ed, adjective

Words nearby weed

wedgy, wedlock, Wednesday, Wednesdays, wee, weed, weed cutter, weeder, weed-killer, weed out, weeds

Other definitions for weed (2 of 3)

weed²

[ weed ]

/ wid /

noun

weeds, mourning garments: widow's weeds.

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

Often weeds .Archaic.

a garment: clad in rustic weeds.
clothing.

Origin of weed

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

Other definitions for weed (3 of 3)

Weed

[ weed ]

/ wid /

noun

Thur·low

[thur-loh], /ˈθɜr loʊ/, 1797–1882, U.S. journalist and politician.

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They had superhuman speed and could run up my arm and jump into the weeds before I could react.
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Ask any farmer or gardener and they’ll confirm that a few hours of hauling dirt, pulling weeds, and pushing seeds into soil is as exhausting as a gnarly mountain-bike ride.
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Like cleaning out that garden, it will take some work, some knowledge, and the right tools thought the dirt and weeds, in this case, are purely digital.
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This competition is a trial-by-fire for mitochondria and weeds out even the slightest mismatch.
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Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed.
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Maurice, a 22-year-old father, says the cops planted weed on him after he was arrested once.
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There was a lot of weed, he snorted a ton of coke, was guzzling Bloody Marys.
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As our correspondent discovers, a little weed can go a long way.
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They are so rich in harmony, so weird, so wild, that when you hear them you are like a sea-weed cast upon the bosom of the ocean.
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The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
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Lamb fills his case, and lights this the ne plus ultra of a soothing weed.
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We should infer also from some of the early stage plays, that the "players" used the weed even when acting their parts.
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In no part of the world is smoking so common as in South America; here all classes and all ages use the weed.
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British Dictionary definitions for weed (1 of 2)

weed¹

/ (wiːd) /

noun

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

slang

the weed tobacco
marijuana

informal a thin or unprepossessing person

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

verb

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

Derived forms of weed

weeder, nounweedless, adjectiveweedlike, adjective

Word Origin for weed

Old English weod; related to Old Saxon wiod, Old High German wiota fern

British Dictionary definitions for weed (2 of 2)

weed²

/ (wiːd) /

noun

rare a black crepe band worn to indicate mourningSee also weeds

Word Origin for weed

Old English wǣd, wēd; related to Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt, Old Norse vāth

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