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2
a
: an obnoxious growth, thing, or person
b
: something like a weed in detrimental quality
especially
: an animal unfit to breed from
weeded; weeding; weeds
: to remove weeds or something harmful
1
a
: to clear of weeds
weed a garden
b(1)
: to free from something hurtful or offensive
(2)
: to remove the less desirable portions of
2
: to get rid of (something harmful or superfluous)
—often used with out
1
: garment
—often used in plural
2
a
: dress worn as a sign of mourning (as by a widow)
—usually used in plural
b
: a band of crape worn on a man's hat as a sign of mourning
—usually used in plural
Synonyms
Examples of weed in a Sentence
Verb
We need to weed the garden.
Noun (2)
a poor, miserable beggar clad in tattered weeds
Recent Examples on the Web
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
And for more hacks to common gardening problems, shop more handy weeding tools below.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
Wishlists can now be shared With 7 million global listings to weed through to find a dream stay, Chesky said that most people don’t immediately book a home, and instead save listings using the wishlist function.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2024
And robots have been trained to weed organic farms.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
During this project, volunteers will be mulching, weeding and removing invasive species from the Green Space.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
That applies in Trump's case, too, and is the primary way that the court will weed candidates out.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
So the reading glasses weren't for reading as much as for other daily tasks, like threading a needle, quickly figuring out change at a cash register or weeding and sorting grain on a family farm.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Routine tasks such as weeding in the backyard now leave him gasping for air after 40 minutes.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
This invasive weed, introduced from Africa as livestock fodder, fuels fires that have ravaged saguaros in the past, as in 1994 and 1999.
—CBS News, 15 May 2024
The Cannabis Cookbook pairs recipes for appetizers, main course entrees, and desserts with personal anecdotes from the Nelsons about their relationship with weed and food.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
Even the best electronics might not help you as much this time of year either, as these fish are scattered in thick weeds and cover.
—Nicole Stone, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024
Whether someone’s smoking weed to make art-viewing more pleasurable, dropping acid to enhance a concert experience, or dosing magic mushrooms to go on a path of self-discovery, Hovanski said the Chambers Project provides a nonjudgmental setting to do that.
—Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
So plowing snow, pulling weeds and picking rocks, trash and goose poop fell to coaches and players.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
The majority of the pollen that causes your allergies comes from trees, grasses and weeds, which make small and dry pollen grains that travel in the wind.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
But advocates for marijuana legalization hope a federal regulatory shift could eventually change the minds — and votes — of some state policymakers who have been reluctant to embrace weed.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
Verb
Read Next World Gardener weeding a raspberry patch unearths 4,500-year-old tool in Poland.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
And for more hacks to common gardening problems, shop more handy weeding tools below.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
Wishlists can now be shared With 7 million global listings to weed through to find a dream stay, Chesky said that most people don’t immediately book a home, and instead save listings using the wishlist function.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2024
And robots have been trained to weed organic farms.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
During this project, volunteers will be mulching, weeding and removing invasive species from the Green Space.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
That applies in Trump's case, too, and is the primary way that the court will weed candidates out.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
So the reading glasses weren't for reading as much as for other daily tasks, like threading a needle, quickly figuring out change at a cash register or weeding and sorting grain on a family farm.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Routine tasks such as weeding in the backyard now leave him gasping for air after 40 minutes.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
Noun
In 2022, Biden asked the DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services to review weed’s scheduling.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
This invasive weed, introduced from Africa as livestock fodder, fuels fires that have ravaged saguaros in the past, as in 1994 and 1999.
—CBS News, 15 May 2024
The Cannabis Cookbook pairs recipes for appetizers, main course entrees, and desserts with personal anecdotes from the Nelsons about their relationship with weed and food.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
Even the best electronics might not help you as much this time of year either, as these fish are scattered in thick weeds and cover.
—Nicole Stone, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024
Whether someone’s smoking weed to make art-viewing more pleasurable, dropping acid to enhance a concert experience, or dosing magic mushrooms to go on a path of self-discovery, Hovanski said the Chambers Project provides a nonjudgmental setting to do that.
—Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
So plowing snow, pulling weeds and picking rocks, trash and goose poop fell to coaches and players.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
The majority of the pollen that causes your allergies comes from trees, grasses and weeds, which make small and dry pollen grains that travel in the wind.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
But advocates for marijuana legalization hope a federal regulatory shift could eventually change the minds — and votes — of some state policymakers who have been reluctant to embrace weed.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
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weed
1 of 2 noun
: a plant that tends to grow thickly where it is not wanted and to choke out more desirable plants
weed
2 of 2 verb1
: to remove weeds from
weed a garden
2
: to get rid of (something unwanted)
weed out the troublemakers
weeder
noun
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