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weed

1  [weed]
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–noun
1. a valueless plant growing wild, esp. one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
2. any undesirable or troublesome plant, esp. 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, esp. a horse unfit for racing or breeding purposes.
7. the weed,
a. Informal. tobacco.
b. Slang. marijuana.
–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 fol. by out): to weed out crab grass from a lawn.
10. to remove as being undesirable, inefficient, or superfluous (often fol. by out): to weed out inexperienced players.
11. to rid (something) of undesirable or superfluous elements.
–verb (used without object)
12. to remove weeds or the like.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME wede, OE wēod; c. OS wiod weed, MD wiet fern

Related forms:
weedless, adjective
weedlike, adjective

weed

2  [weed]
–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. Often, weeds. Archaic.
a. a garment: clad in rustic weeds.
b. clothing.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME wede, OE wǣd, (ge)wǣde garment, clothing; c. OS wād, gewādi, OHG wāt, gewāti clothing; cf. wadmal

Weed

  [weed]
–noun
Thur⋅low  [thur-loh] , 1797–1882, U.S. journalist and politician.
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weed 1   (wēd)   
n.  

    1. A plant considered undesirable, unattractive, or troublesome, especially one growing where it is not wanted, as in a garden.

    2. Rank growth of such plants.

    3. Tobacco.

    4. A cigarette.

    5. Marijuana.

  2. A water plant, especially seaweed.

  3. The leaves or stems of a plant as distinguished from the seeds: dill weed.

  4. Something useless, detrimental, or worthless, especially an animal unfit for breeding.

  5. Slang

    1. Tobacco.

    2. A cigarette.

    3. Marijuana.

v.   weed·ed, weed·ing, weeds

v.   tr.

  1. To clear of weeds.

  2. To remove (weeds). Often used with out: weed out dandelions.

  3. To eliminate as unsuitable or unwanted. Often used with out: weed out unqualified applicants.

v.   intr.
To remove weeds.

[Middle English, from Old English wēod, herb, grass, weed.]
weed 2   (wēd)   
n.  

  1. A token of mourning, as a black band worn on a man's hat or sleeve.

  2. weeds The black mourning clothes of a widow.

  3. An article of clothing; a garment. Often used in the plural.


[Middle English wede, garment, from Old English wǣd.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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