weed
/wiːd/noun
उच्चारण वीड
खरपतवार, घास-फूस
Basic word
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[C]
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted, for example among crops or garden plants
खरपतवार, घास-फूस
- Pull out the weeds.
- Weeds had grown all over the neglected garden.
- Farmers lose part of their crop when weeds take over the field.
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- Regular watering helps the plants, but it helps the weeds too.
Synonyms wild plant undergrowth pest plant
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[T, I]
to take out weeds from the ground; (weed sb/sth out) to remove or get rid of people or things that are not wanted
निराई करना; छाँटकर निकालना
- weed the garden
- weed out weak candidates
- Grandfather weeds the vegetable patch every evening.
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- The company tries to weed out unsuitable applicants early.
- We spent the morning weeding the flower beds.
→Phrasal verbs 1
weed sb/sth out
to remove or get rid of people or things that are not wanted
(अवांछित लोगों या चीज़ों को) छाँटकर निकाल देना
- The first round of the exam is meant to weed out weak candidates.
- We need to weed out errors before the book goes to print.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Weed out (remove unwanted people or things from a group: 'The test weeds out unprepared candidates').
Phrasal verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: weed out (समूह से अवांछित लोगों या चीज़ों को हटाना, छाँटना: 'The test weeds out unprepared candidates')।
'Ill weeds grow apace' (bad things spread quickly).
कहावत 'Ill weeds grow apace' (बुरी चीज़ें जल्दी फैलती हैं)।
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General knowledge
Agriculture GK: removing weeds is called weeding, done with a khurpi (hoe); weedicides or herbicides are chemicals that kill weeds; water hyacinth is called the 'terror of Bengal' because it chokes water bodies.
कृषि GK में खरपतवार हटाना निराई (weeding) कहलाता है, जो खुरपी से की जाती है; weedicides या herbicides खरपतवार मारने वाले रसायन हैं; जलकुंभी (water hyacinth) जलाशयों को दबा देने के कारण 'बंगाल का आतंक' कहलाती है।