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weed

verb
/wiːd/

Meaning

to remove unwanted plants from a garden; to eliminate undesirable elements
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted; unwanted plant

Example Sentences

We need to weed the garden today.

The garden was full of weeds that needed to be removed.

Synonyms

remove, eliminate, clear, uproot, unwanted plant, wild plant
Entry 1
remove, eliminate, clear, uproot
Entry 2
unwanted plant, wild plant

Antonyms

plant, cultivate, grow, nurture, flower, crop, cultivated plant
Entry 1
plant, cultivate, grow, nurture
Entry 2
flower, crop, cultivated plant

Collocations

weed garden, weed out, weed carefully, weed regularly, weed thoroughly, weed killer, garden weed, pull weeds
Entry 1
weed garden, weed out, weed carefully, weed regularly, weed thoroughly
Entry 2
weed killer, garden weed, pull weeds

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