"weedout" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: weedouts [plural]
Etymology: A deverbal from weed out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|weed out|nocap=1}} deverbal from weed out Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} weedout (countable and uncountable, plural weedouts)
  1. (countable) A removal of weeds. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-weedout-en-noun-WA6a-QLN
  2. (education, informal, attributive) A class that is difficult or requires great effort, and thus may cause less able or less dedicated students to withdraw. Tags: attributive, countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-weedout-en-noun-oOD0tO01 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cleanout, clear-out, dropout, weeding, winnowing

Inflected forms

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