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ALL meanings of grub

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  • noun grub the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle. 1
  • noun grub a dull, plodding person; drudge. 1
  • noun grub an unkempt person. 1
  • noun grub Slang. food; victuals. 1
  • noun grub any remaining roots or stumps after cutting vegetation to clear land for farming. 1
  • verb with object grub to dig; clear of roots, stumps, etc. 1
  • verb with object grub to dig up by the roots; uproot (often followed by up or out). 1
  • verb with object grub Slang. to supply with food; feed. 1
  • verb with object grub Slang. to scrounge: to grub a cigarette. 1
  • verb without object grub to dig; search by or as if by digging: We grubbed through piles of old junk to find the deed. 1
  • verb without object grub to lead a laborious or groveling life; drudge: It's wonderful to have money after having to grub for so many years. 1
  • verb without object grub to engage in laborious study. 1
  • verb without object grub Slang. to eat; take food. 1
  • noun grub insect larva 1
  • noun grub food 1
  • noun grub dull person 1
  • intransitive verb grub dig 1
  • transitive verb grub scrounge 1
  • noun grub The larva of an insect, especially a beetle. 1
  • countable noun grub A grub is a young insect which has just come out of an egg and looks like a short fat worm. 0
  • uncountable noun grub Grub is food. 0
  • verb grub If you grub around, you search for something. 0
  • verb grub to search for and pull up (roots, stumps, etc) by digging in the ground 0
  • verb grub to dig up the surface of (ground, soil, etc), esp to clear away roots, stumps, etc 0
  • verb grub to search carefully 0
  • verb grub to work unceasingly, esp at a dull task or research 0
  • verb grub to provide (a person) with food or (of a person) to take food 0
  • verb grub to scrounge 0
  • noun grub the short legless larva of certain insects, esp beetles 0
  • noun grub food; victuals 0
  • noun grub a person who works hard, esp in a dull plodding way 0
  • noun grub a dirty child 0
  • intransitive verb grub to dig in the ground 0
  • intransitive verb grub to work hard, esp. at something menial or tedious; drudge 0
  • intransitive verb grub to search about; rummage 0
  • intransitive verb grub to eat 0
  • verb transitive grub to clear (ground) of roots and stumps by digging them up 0
  • verb transitive grub to dig up by or as by the roots; root out; uproot 0
  • noun grub the short, fat, wormlike larva of certain insects, esp. of a beetle 0
  • noun grub a person who works hard at some menial or tedious work; drudge 0
  • noun grub (Countable Noun) An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect; a larva. 0
  • noun grub (Uncountable Noun) SLA Food. 0
  • noun grub (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A short, thick man; a dwarf. 0
  • verb grub To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food. 0
  • verb grub To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; often followed by up. 0
  • verb grub (Slang) To supply with food. 0
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