weed
/wiːd/
noun
- A wild plant that grows where it is not wanted, especially in a garden or farm.
- She spent the morning pulling weeds from the flower bed.
- Dandelions are common weeds that pop up in lawns.
- The garden was overgrown with tall weeds after the rain.
verb
- To remove unwanted plants from a garden or area.
- I need to weed the vegetable patch before planting tomatoes.
- He weeded the entire backyard on Saturday.
- She weeded carefully around the rose bushes.
- To remove unwanted or inferior items from a group or collection.
- The librarian weeded out old books that were falling apart.
- The coach weeded the weaker players from the team tryouts.
- We need to weed the closet and donate clothes we never wear.
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