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weed

noun

  1. any undesired, uncultivated plant, esp. one growing in profusion so as to crowd out a desired crop, disfigure a lawn, etc.
  2. Informal
    1. tobacco: with the
    2. a cigar or cigarette
    3. marijuana
  3. something useless; specif., a horse that is unfit for racing or breeding

transitive verb

  1. to remove the weeds from (a garden, lawn, etc.)
  2. to remove (a weed): often with out
  3. to remove as useless, harmful, etc.: often with out
  4. to rid of elements regarded as useless, harmful, etc.

intransitive verb

to remove weeds, etc.

Related Forms:

noun

  1. Archaic a garment: often used in pl.
  2. black mourning clothes, esp. those worn by a widow
  3. a black mourning band, as of crepe, worn on a man's hat or sleeve

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