See Also: lurch(3)(dictionary)
lurch(1)(dictionary)
lurch(4)(dictionary)
lurch(5)(dictionary)
lurch(6)(dictionary)
lurch(2)(dictionary)
Lurch(medicine)
lurch 1, verb(dictionary)
lurch 2, noun(dictionary)
weed(3)(dictionary)

weed 1, noun (oh) and lurch(2) (iou)


weed 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: weod]
[C] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted that prevents crops or Garden flowers from growing properly
::the constant battle against weeds
[U] a plant without flowers that grows on water in a large green floating mass
-see also seaweed seaweed
[C] BrE informal someone who is weak
::Nigel's such a weed, isn't he?
like weeds
in large numbers
::Cars clogged the roads like weeds.
the weed
informal cigarettes or tobacco
[U] old-fashioned cannabis
(widow's) weeds
old use black clothes worn by a woman whose husband has died

lurch(2) (iou)



lurch noun2. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
[from LURCH verb2.]
An opportunity for eating more than others. Only in M16.
A state of concealment. Only in lie at lurch, lie on the lurch, lie concealed, lie in wait (lit. & fig.). L16.