- weed out something
- weed out (someone/something)
to remove someone or something not wanted.
The school needs to weed out wasteful spending.
You need to be able to weed people out if they can't do a good job.
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weed out something
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weed out someone — weed out (someone/something) to remove someone or something not wanted. The school needs to weed out wasteful spending. You need to be able to weed people out if they can t do a good job … New idioms dictionary
weed out — (someone/something) to remove someone or something not wanted. The school needs to weed out wasteful spending. You need to be able to weed people out if they can t do a good job … New idioms dictionary
weed out — verb remove unwanted elements (Freq. 2) The company weeded out the incompetent people The new law weeds out the old inequities • Syn: ↑comb out • Derivationally related forms: ↑comb out (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Weed — Weed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weeding}.] [AS. we[ o]dian. See 3d {Weed}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To free from noxious plants; to clear of weeds; as, to weed corn or onions; to weed a garden. [1913 Webster] 2. To take away, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weed — ► NOUN 1) a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants. 2) informal cannabis. 3) (the weed) informal tobacco. 4) informal a weak or skinny person. ► VERB 1) remove weeds from … English terms dictionary
weed — weed1 weedless, adj. weedlike, adj. /weed/, n. 1. a valueless plant growing wild, esp. one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop. 2. any undesirable or troublesome plant, esp. one that grows profusely… … Universalium
weed — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wēod weed, herb; akin to Old Saxon wiod weed Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially one that tends to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Weed — Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth out of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weed hook — Weed Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weed — weed1 [wēd] n. [ME weede < OE weod, akin to LowG wēd: base only in WGmc] 1. any undesired, uncultivated plant, esp. one growing in profusion so as to crowd out a desired crop, disfigure a lawn, etc. 2. Informal a) tobacco: with the b) a cigar… … English World dictionary
