Weed Definition–noun | 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 where it is not wanted: The vacant lot was covered with weeds. | | 3. | Informal. a cigarette or cigar. | | 4. | Slang. a marijuana cigarette. | | 5. | a thin, ungainly person or animal. | | 6. | a wretched or useless animal, esp. a horse unfit for racing or breeding purposes. | | 7. | the weed, –verb (used with object) | 8. | to free from weeds or troublesome plants; root out weeds from: to weed a garden. | | 9. | to root out or remove (a weed or weeds), as from a garden (often fol. by out): to weed out crab grass from a lawn. | | 10. | to remove as being undesirable, inefficient, or superfluous (often fol. by out): to weed out inexperienced players. | | 11. | to rid (something) of undesirable or superfluous elements. | –verb (used without object) | 12. | to remove weeds or the like. | | From DictionaryEater Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food). | | 2. | to consume by or as if by devouring gradually; wear away; corrode: The patient was eaten by disease and pain. | | 3. | to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion. | | 4. | to ravage or devastate: a forest eaten by fire. | | 5. | to use up, esp. wastefully; consume (often fol. by up): Unexpected expenses have been eating up their savings. | | 6. | to absorb or pay for: The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs. | | 7. | Slang: Vulgar. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on. | –verb (used without object) | 8. | to consume food; take a meal: We'll eat at six o'clock. | | 9. | to make a way, as by gnawing or corrosion: Acid ate through the linoleum. | –noun | 10. | eats, Informal. food. | —Verb phrases | 11. | eat away or into, to destroy gradually, as by erosion: For eons, the pounding waves ate away at the shoreline. | | 12. | eat out, to have a meal at a restaurant rather than at home. | | 13. | eat up, | b. | to show enthusiasm for; take pleasure in: The audience ate up everything he said. | | c. | to believe without question. | | —Idioms | 14. | be eating someone, Informal. to worry, annoy, or bother: Something seems to be eating him—he's been wearing a frown all day. | | 15. | eat crow. crow 1 (def. 7). | | 16. | eat high off the hog. hog (def. 9). | | 18. | eat in, to eat or dine at home. | | 19. | eat one's heart out. heart (def. 24). | | 20. | eat one's terms. term (def. 17). | | 21. | eat one's words. word (def. 15). | | 22. | eat out of one's hand. hand (def. 49). | | 23. | eat someone out of house and home, to eat so much as to strain someone's resources of food or money: A group of hungry teenagers can eat you out of house and home. | | 24. | eat someone's lunch, Slang. to thoroughly defeat, outdo, injure, etc. | | 25. | eat the wind out of, Nautical. to blanket (a sailing vessel sailing close-hauled) by sailing close on the weather side of. | From DictionaryRelated topics from Britannicabird
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Reported stolen were four flat-screen televisions, a leaf blower, chain saw, weed eater, power washer, assorted tools, assorted men's and...
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... brands, which include Gardena hoses and fittings, Flymo lawn mowers, McCulloch power tools, Poulan power tools, Weed Eater and Talon tools.
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Raleigh News & Observer - Found Nov. 6, 2008
... struggle with break-ins.'I've lived in Longview Gardens for four years, and I'm on my fourth Weed Eater,' said Mike Leary.The nearby Raleigh...
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Tools stolen from unlocked sheds
Sarnia Observer - Found Nov. 4, 2008
Stolen items include a weed eater, table and circular saws, a nail gun and chop saw. Estimated value of the items is $2,600.
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A cops-and-robbers weekend
Sierra Star - Found Nov. 15, 2008
... school estimates that more than $3,000 worth of property was taken, including battery-powered tools, a welder, air compressor and weed eater.
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3 arrested in daytime burglary
Enid News and Eagle - Found Nov. 14, 2008
Reported stolen were four flat-screen televisions, a leaf blower, chain saw, weed eater, power washer, assorted tools, assorted men’s and...
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