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

Etymology: ME weede < OE weod, akin to LowG wēd: base only in WGmc

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

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

Etymology: ME wede < OE wæde, garment, akin to OHG wāt (Ger -wand, in leinwand, linen) < IE base *(a)wē-, to weave > ON authna, fate (in reference to the spinning by the fate goddesses)