weed

/wiːd/
noun
  1. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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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