weed

Everyday

1. A weed is a wild plant growing where it is not wanted. tree →
2. To weed is to pull weeds out of a garden. tree →
3. (slang) Weed is a slang word for cannabis, an illegal drug. tree →
4. (informal, UK) A weed is a thin, weak person. tree →

In the lessons

In gardening and science, weeds compete with crops. In safety, weed as a drug is harmful. Phrases: weed out, pull weeds.

Examples

• We pulled weeds from the vegetable patch. tree →
• Dandelions are common weeds. tree →
• Grandma weeds the garden every Sunday. tree →
• Weed out the bad apples. tree →
• Weed is an illegal drug (slang). tree →
• He's a bit of a weed (UK, informal). tree →
• So saying, she quickly collected a bundle of sea-weed, and, blowing it three times, she said: tree →

Note

Countable plant noun. Verb: weeded. «Weed out» = remove the unwanted ones. Safety: drugs are dangerous.