"weedout" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: weedouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from weed out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|weed out}} 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 a lot of effort, and thus may cause less able or less dedicated students to drop out. Tags: attributive, countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-weedout-en-noun-ei1xxzBN Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cleanout, clearout, dropout, weeding, winnowing

Inflected forms

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