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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.
verb (used with object)
8.
to free from weeds or troublesome plants; root out weeds from: to weed a garden.
9.
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.
10.
to remove as being undesirable, inefficient, or superfluous (often followed by out ): to weed out inexperienced players.
11.
to rid (something) of undesirable or superfluous elements.
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verb (used without object)
12.
to remove weeds or the like.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English wede, Old English wēod; cognate with Old Saxon wiod weed, Middle Dutch wiet fern
before 900; Middle English wede, Old English wēod; cognate with Old Saxon wiod weed, Middle Dutch wiet fern
Related forms
weed·less, adjective
weed·like, adjective
un·weed·ed, adjective
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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.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English wede, Old English wǣd, (ge)wǣde garment, clothing; cognate with Old Saxon wād, gewādi, Old High German wāt, gewāti clothing; cf. wadmal
before 900; Middle English wede, Old English wǣd, (ge)wǣde garment, clothing; cognate with Old Saxon wād, gewādi, Old High German wāt, gewāti clothing; cf. wadmal
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weed1 (wiːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any plant that grows wild and profusely, esp one that grows among cultivated plants, depriving them of space, food, etc |
| 2. | slang |
| a. the weed tobacco | |
| b. marijuana | |
| 3. | informal a thin or unprepossessing person |
| 4. | an inferior horse, esp one showing signs of weakness of constitution |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to remove (useless or troublesome plants) from (a garden, etc) |
| [Old English weod; related to Old Saxon wiod, Old High German wiota fern] | |
| 'weeder1 | |
| —n | |
| 'weedless1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'weedlike1 | |
| —adj | |
| weed2 (wiːd) | |
| —n | |
| rare See also weeds a black crepe band worn to indicate mourning | |
| [Old English wǣd, wēd; related to Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt, Old Norse vāth] | |
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Word Origin & History
weed
"plant not valued for use or beauty," O.E. weod, uueod "grass, herb, weed," from P.Gmc. *weud- (cf. O.S. wiod, E.Fris. wiud), of unknown origin. Meaning "tobacco" is from 1606; that of "marijuana" is from 1920s. The verb meaning "to clear the ground of weeds" is late O.E. weodian.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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This type is not valued for recreational use and is viewed as a weed by farmers.
The only motivation for killing the weed is its effect on crop yields.
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