1. A black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
   "The grieving widow wore her weeds to the funeral";
   - widow's weeds

1. Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
   "Dandelions are considered weeds in most lawns"
    
2. [slang] A street name for marijuana
   "The police found a bag of weed in the car";
   - pot [slang], grass [slang], green goddess [slang], dope [slang], gage [slang], sess [slang], sens [slang], smoke [slang], skunk [slang], locoweed [N. Amer, slang], Mary Jane [slang], bud [N. Amer, slang]
    
3. [UK, informal] A person who is physically weak and ineffectual
   "The school bully often targeted the perceived weed in the class";
   - weakling, doormat, wuss, wussy [informal], wet [UK, informal]
    
4. [rare] A black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
   - mourning band

1. Clear of weeds
   "weed the garden"

Derived forms: weedses

Type of: band, cannabis, dagga [S.Africa], ganja, garment, individual, kef, kif, marihuana, marijuana, mortal, person, remove, somebody, someone, soul, take, take away, tracheophyte, vascular plant, withdraw

Antonym: cultivated plant

Encyclopedia: Weeds