Weed

1. a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.

   keep the seedlings clear of weeds

2. a contemptibly feeble person.

   he thought party games were for weeds and wets

3. a leggy, loosely built horse.

   my tiny bay weed could jump like a stag

1. remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground).

   I was weeding a flower bed

Old English wēod (noun), wēodian (verb), of unknown origin; related to Dutch wieden (verb).

verb, past tense

urinate.

1930s: imitative.