weeds

/widz/
noun
  1. Unwanted plants that grow in gardens, fields, or lawns, often competing with desired plants.
    • Farmers use mulch to prevent weeds from growing among their crops.
    • I spent the morning pulling weeds from the flower bed.
    • The garden was overrun with tall weeds after the rain.
  2. A thin or weak person or animal (informal, often used in the phrase 'a weed').
    • Don't call him a weed just because he's slender.
    • The runt of the litter was a weed, always pushed aside by the others.
    • He was a skinny little weed as a child, but he grew strong later.
  3. Marijuana or cannabis (slang).
    • The smell of weed drifted from the apartment next door.
    • He was caught smoking weed behind the school.
    • Some states have legalized the sale of weed for medical use.
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