weed

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[ weed ]
/ wid /
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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to remove weeds or the like.

Idioms for weed

    (deep) in/into the weeds, Slang.
    1. (of a restaurant worker) overwhelmed and falling behind in serving customers: Our waitress was so deep in the weeds that we waited 40 minutes for our burgers.
    2. in trouble; overwhelmed by problems: He knows our marriage is in deep weeds.
    3. involved in the details: I’m in the weeds of planning my wedding.
    Also in deep weeds.

Origin of weed

1
before 900; Middle English wede, Old English wēod; cognate with Old Saxon wiod weed, Middle Dutch wiet fern

OTHER WORDS FROM weed

weed·less, adjective weed·like, adjective un·weed·ed, adjective

Words nearby weed

wednesdays, wee, wee free, wee hours, wee-wee, weed, weed cutter, weed out, weed-killer, weeder, weedkiller

Words related to weed out

trim, prune, irrigate, decrease, refine, diminish, weaken, annihilate, exterminate, displace, demolish, overthrow, overturn, eradicate, cancel, terminate, eliminate, attenuate, expunge, abolish

British Dictionary definitions for weed out (1 of 3)

weed out

verb

(tr, adverb) to separate out, remove, or eliminate (anything unwanted) to weed out troublesome students

British Dictionary definitions for weed out (2 of 3)

weed 1
/ (wiːd) /

noun

any plant that grows wild and profusely, esp one that grows among cultivated plants, depriving them of space, food, etc
slang
  1. the weed tobacco
  2. marijuana
informal a thin or unprepossessing person
an inferior horse, esp one showing signs of weakness of constitution

verb

to remove (useless or troublesome plants) from (a garden, etc)

Derived forms of weed

weeder, noun weedless, adjective weedlike, adjective

Word Origin for weed

Old English weod; related to Old Saxon wiod, Old High German wiota fern

British Dictionary definitions for weed out (3 of 3)

weed 2
/ (wiːd) /

noun

rare a black crepe band worn to indicate mourning See also weeds

Word Origin for weed

Old English wǣd, wēd; related to Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt, Old Norse vāth

Idioms and Phrases with weed out

weed out

Eliminate as inferior, unsuited, or unwanted, as in She was asked to weed out the unqualified applicants. This expression transfers removing weeds from a garden to removing unwanted elements from other enterprises. [First half of 1500s]