■ noun
1》 a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.
2》 informal cannabis.
↘( the ~ ) tobacco.
3》 Brit. informal a contemptibly feeble person.
4》 informal a leggy, loosely built horse.
■ verb
1》 remove ~s from.
2》 ( ~ something out ) remove unwanted items or members from something.
Derivatives
~er noun
~less adjective
Origin
OE wēod (n.), wēodian (v.), of unknown origin.