weed

US: /ˈwid/
UK: /wˈiːd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


weed /wi:d/
  • danh từ
    • (thực vật học) cỏ dại
    • (the weed) thuốc lá
    • ngựa còm; người gầy yếu mnh khnh
    • ngoại động từ
      • giẫy cỏ, nhổ cỏ
      • to weed out
        • loại bỏ, loại trừ (những cái xấu, kém phẩm chất)
      • to weed out the herd: loại bỏ những con xấu trong đàn vật nuôi

    Advanced English dictionary


    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]
    Phrasal Verbs: 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.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    annual, perennial | aquatic, pond, water

    VERB + WEED

    kill | clear, pull up, remove | control, keep down, keep under control
    Routine maintenance of the garden consists of keeping weeds under control.

    VERB + WEED

    grow, spread | push up, spring up
    There were weeds pushing up through the gravel.

    WEED + NOUN

    control | killer
    (also
    weedkiller
    )
    | growth | seed, seedling


    Concise English dictionary


    weeds|weeded|weedingwɪːd
    noun
    +any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
    +a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
    +street names for marijuana
    verb
    +clear of weeds