verb
weed
weed
verb
1
To pull unwanted plants out of a garden or field.
"She spent Saturday morning weeding the vegetable patch."
noun
1
A wild plant growing where it isn't wanted, especially among cultivated ones.
"Dandelions are a common weed on suburban lawns."
"The path was overgrown with weeds after months of neglect."
2
Marijuana (informal slang).
"The smell of weed drifted from the open window."
How to Use Weed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn unwanted wild plant, the act of removing such plants, or, in slang, marijuana.
When to use it
The marijuana sense is casual slang, not used in formal or medical contexts.
Common pairings
weed the garden
pull weeds
smoke weed
Word Forms
weeded past tense, weeds plural, weeds plural, weeds singular
Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Flow — saved to your collection.
Test yourself on “weed”
A quick quiz — meaning, synonyms & usage
→
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
She spent Saturday morning _____ the vegetable patch.
Etymology
From Old English wēod ("weed"), of Germanic origin; the marijuana slang sense is a 20th-century extension of the plain "unwanted plant" meaning.