Weed WEED, n. 1. The general name of any plant that is useless or
noxious. The word therefore has no definite application to any particular
plant or species of plants; but whatever plants grow among corn, grass,
or in hedges, and which are either of no use to man or injurious to
crops, are denominated weeds. 2. Any kind of unprofitable substance
among ores in mines, as mundic or marcasite. WEED, n.
1. Properly, a garment, as in Spenser, but now used only in the plural,
weeds, for the mourning apparel of a female; as a widows weeds.
2. An upper garment. WEED, v.t. 1. To free from noxious
plants; as, to weed corn or onions; to weed a garden. 2. To take
away, as noxious plants; as, to weed a writing of invectives. 3. To
free from any thing hurtful or offensive; as, to weed a kingdom of bad
subjects. 4. To root out vice; as, to weed the hearts of the young.
weed I. nounEtymology: Middle English, from Old English wēod weed, herb;
akin to Old Saxon wiod weed Date: before 12th century 1.a.(1) a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is
usually of vigorous growth; especially one that tends to overgrow
or choke out more desirable plants (2) a weedy growth of plants
b. an aquatic plant; especiallyseaweedc.(1) tobacco products (2)marijuana2.a. an obnoxious growth, thing, or person b.
something like a weed in detrimental quality; especially an animal
unfit to breed from
II. verbDate: before 12th century intransitive
verb
to remove weeds or something harmful transitive verb1.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 <weed out the troublemakers>
III. nounEtymology: Middle English wede, from Old English wǣd,
gewǣde; akin to Old Norse vāth cloth, clothing and perhaps to
Lithuanian austi to weave Date: before 12th century 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
weed n. & v. --n. 1 a wild plant growing where it is not wanted. 2 a thin weak-looking person or horse. 3 (prec. by the) sl. a marijuana. b tobacco. --v. 1 tr. a clear (an area)
of weeds. b remove unwanted parts from. 2 tr. (foll. by out) a sort out (inferior or unwanted parts etc.) for removal. b rid (a quantity or company) of inferior or unwanted members etc. 3 intr.
cut off or uproot weeds. Phrases and idioms: weed-grown overgrown with weeds. weed-killer a substance used to destroy weeds. Derivatives: weeder n. weedless
adj. Etymology: OE weod, of unkn. orig.
weed
(weeds, weeding, weeded)
1. A weed is a wild plant that grows in gardens or fields of crops and prevents the
plants that you want from growing properly.
...a garden overgrown with weeds.N-COUNT
2. Weed is a plant that grows in water and usually forms a thick floating mass. There
are many different kinds of weed.
Large, clogging banks of weed are the only problem.N-VAR
3. If you weed an area, you remove the weeds from it.
Caspar was weeding the garden...Try not to walk on the flower beds when weeding or hoeing.VERB: V n, V
• weedingShe taught me to do the weeding.N-UNCOUNT
weed
̈ɪwi:d n. & v. --n. 1 a wild plant growing where it is not
wanted. 2 a thin weak-looking person or horse. 3 (prec. by the) sl. a
marijuana. b tobacco. --v. 1 tr. a clear (an area) of weeds. b remove unwanted
parts from. 2 tr. (foll. by out) a sort out (inferior or unwanted parts
etc.) for removal. b rid (a quantity or company) of inferior or unwanted
members etc. 3 intr. cut off or uproot weeds. øweed-grown overgrown with
weeds. weed-killer a substance used to destroy weeds. øøweeder n. weedless
adj. [OE weod, of unkn. orig.]
Weed \Weed\, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we['o]d, wi['o]d, akin to
OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D.
wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.]
1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic]
One rushing forth out of the thickest weed.
--Spenser.
A wild and wanton pard . . . Crouched fawning in the
weed. --Tennyson.
2. Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of
the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of
the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.
Too much manuring filled that field with weeds.
--Denham.
Note: The word has no definite application to any particular
plant, or species of plants. Whatever plants grow among
corn or grass, in hedges, or elsewhere, and are useless
to man, injurious to crops, or unsightly or out of
place, are denominated weeds.
3. Fig.: Something unprofitable or troublesome; anything
useless.
4. (Stock Breeding) An animal unfit to breed from.
5. Tobacco, or a cigar. [Slang]
Weed hook, a hook used for cutting away or extirpating
weeds. --Tusser.
Weed \Weed\, n. [OE. wede, AS. w?de, w?d; akin to OS. w[=a]di,
giw[=a]di, OFries, w?de, w?d, OD. wade, OHG. w[=a]t, Icel.
v[=a]?, Zend vadh to clothe.]
1. A garment; clothing; especially, an upper or outer
garment. ``Low?ly shepherd's weeds.'' --Spenser. ``Woman's
weeds.'' --Shak. ``This beggar woman's weed.'' --Tennyson.
He on his bed sat, the soft weeds he wore Put off.
--Chapman.
2. An article of dress worn in token of grief; a mourning
garment or badge; as, he wore a weed on his hat;
especially, in the plural, mourning garb, as of a woman;
as, a widow's weeds.
In a mourning weed, with ashes upon her head, and
tears abundantly flowing. --Milton.
Weed \Weed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weeded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Weeding.] [AS. we['o]dian. See 3d Weed.]
1. To free from noxious plants; to clear of weeds; as, to
weed corn or onions; to weed a garden.
2. To take away, as noxious plants; to remove, as something
hurtful; to extirpate. ``Weed up thyme.'' --Shak.
Wise fathers . . . weeding from their children ill
things. --Ascham.
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more
man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it
out. --Bacon.
3. To free from anything hurtful or offensive.
He weeded the kingdom of such as were devoted to
Elaiana. --Howell.
4. (Stock Breeding) To reject as unfit for breeding purposes.
Weed, CA (city, FIPS 83850)
Location: 41.41651 N, 122.37838 W
Population (1990): 3062 (1255 housing units)
Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Weed, NM
Zip code(s): 88354
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