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Meaning of weed in English

weed
noun
uk
/wiːd/ us
/wiːd/

weed noun (PLANT)

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any wild plant that grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely
 
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[ U ] slang
→  cannabis
[ U ] UK old-fashioned informal
→  tobacco
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weed noun (PERSON)

[ C ] UK informal disapproving
someone who is thin and physically weak or who is weak in character:
He looks like a real weed in those shorts.
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Idiom

in the weeds
weed
verb [ I or T ]
uk
/wiːd/ us
/wiːd/
to remove wild plants from a place where they are not wanted:
I've been weeding (the vegetable garden).
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weeding

Phrasal verb

weed something/someone out
(Definition of weed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

weed | American Dictionary

weed
noun [ C ]
us
/wid/
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any wild plant that grows in a garden or field where it is not wanted:
My garden is overrun with weeds.
weed
verb [ I/T ]
us
/wid/
to remove wild, unwanted plants:
[ I ] I weeded all afternoon.

Phrasal verb

weed out someone/something
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Translations of weed

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植物, 雜草, 野草…
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植物, 杂草, 野草…
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mala hierba, cannabis, marihuana…
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erva daninha, maconha, remover ervas daninhas…
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रानटी झुडपे…
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雑草, 草取りをする, 雑草（ざっそう）…
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yabanî ot, zararlı ot, ayrık otu…
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mauvaise herbe [feminine], désherber, mauvaise herbe…
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mala herba, treure les males herbes de…
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onkruid, wieden…
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தேவையற்ற இடத்தில் வளரும் எந்த காட்டு செடியும், குறிப்பாக தோட்டம் அல்லது வயலில் வளர்க்கப்படும் செடிகள் சுதந்திரமாக வளரவிடாமல் தடுக்கிறது…
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खरपतवार, जंगली पौधा जो बगीचे या खेतों में उग आते हैं और अन्य पौधों के विकास में बाधक होते हैं…
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ફૂટી નીકળતું નકામું અને વધારાનું ઘાસ, નીંદામણ…
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ukrudt, ukrudtsplante, fjerne ukrudt…
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ogräs, rensa från ogräs…
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lalang, rumpai, mencabut…
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das Unkraut, jäten…
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ugress [neuter], luke, ugress…
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خود رو پودا…
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бур'ян, полоти…
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сорняк, полоть…
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కలుపు మొక్క / అవాంఛిత ప్రదేశంలో పెరిగే ఏదైనా అడవి మొక్క, ముఖ్యంగా తోట లేదా పొలంలో పండించిన మొక్కలు స్వేచ్ఛగా పెరగకుండా నిరోధిస్తుంది…
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نَبات ضارّ, يُزيل النَّباتات الضّارّة…
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আগাছা…
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plevel, (vy)plít…
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gulma, menyiangi…
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วัชพืช, กำจัดวัชพืช…
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cỏ dại, nhổ cỏ…
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chwast, odchwaszczać, plewić…
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잡초, 잡초를 뽑다…
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erbaccia, togliere le erbacce (in), (ripulire dalle erbacce)…
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