weed

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among crops or garden plants: The yard was overgrown with weeds. 2 [U] any wild plant without flowers that grows in water and forms a green floating mass 3 (the weed) [sing.] (humorous) tobacco or cigarettes: I wish I could give up the weed (= stop smoking). 4 [U] (informal) the drug CANNABIS 5 [C] (BrE, informal, disapproving) a person with a weak character or body: Don't be such a weed! verb to take out weeds from the ground: [VN] I've been weeding the flower beds. [also V] PHRASALVERBS weed sth/sb<->out to remove or get rid of people or things from a group because they are not wanted or are less good than the rest: Most applicants get weeded out before the interview stage.