/ wiːd; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ C ] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among crops or garden plants :
The yard was overgrown with weeds.
2.
[ U ] any wild plant without flowers that grows in water and forms a green floating mass
3.
the weed [ sing. ] ( humorous ) tobacco or cigarettes :
I wish I could give up the weed (= stop smoking).
4.
[ U ] ( informal ) the drug cannabis
5.
[ C ] ( BrE , informal , disapproving ) a person with a weak character or body
■ verb
to take out weeds from the ground :
[ vn ]
I've been weeding the flower beds.
[also v ]
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PHRASAL VERBS
- weed sth/sb out
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English wēod (noun), wēodian (verb), of unknown origin; related to Dutch wieden (verb).