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grub
[ gruhb ]
noun
- the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- a dull, plodding person; drudge.
- an unkempt person.
- Slang. food; victuals.
- any remaining roots or stumps after cutting vegetation to clear land for farming.
verb (used with object)
, grubbed, grub·bing.
- to dig; clear of roots, stumps, etc.
- to dig up by the roots; uproot (often followed by up or out ).
- Slang. to supply with food; feed.
- Slang. to scrounge:
to grub a cigarette.
verb (used without object)
, grubbed, grub·bing.
- to dig; search by or as if by digging:
We grubbed through piles of old junk to find the deed.
- to lead a laborious or groveling life; drudge:
It's wonderful to have money after having to grub for so many years.
- to engage in laborious study.
- Slang. to eat; take food.
grub
/ ɡrʌb /
verb
- whentr, often foll by up or out to search for and pull up (roots, stumps, etc) by digging in the ground
- to dig up the surface of (ground, soil, etc), esp to clear away roots, stumps, etc
- intr; often foll by in or among to search carefully
- intr to work unceasingly, esp at a dull task or research
- slang.to provide (a person) with food or (of a person) to take food
- slang.tr to scrounge
to grub a cigarette
noun
- the short legless larva of certain insects, esp beetles
- slang.food; victuals
- a person who works hard, esp in a dull plodding way
- informal.a dirty child
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Origin of grub1
C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grubilōn to dig, German grübeln to rack one's brain, Middle Dutch grobben to scrape together; see grave ³, groove
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