WEED


Meaning of WEED in English

■ 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.

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