n.
- a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.
- informal cannabis.
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(the weed)
tobacco.
- Brit. informal a contemptibly feeble person.
- informal a leggy, loosely built horse.
v.
- remove weeds from.
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(weed something out)
remove unwanted items or members from something.
Derivative
Etymology
OE wēod (n.), wēodian (v.), of unknown origin.