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| grub [ grub ] |
noun (plural grubs) |
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1. larva: the larva of various insects, especially beetles
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2. food: food, especially a meal
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informal
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verb (past and past participle grubbed, present participle grub·bing, 3rd person present singular grubs) |
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1. transitive verb dig something up: to dig or pull something out of the ground, especially without proper tools
  grubbing potatoes in rock-hard soil
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2. transitive verb clear ground: to remove roots and stumps from an area of ground
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3. intransitive verb search on ground: to search on or in the ground for something
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4. intransitive verb search laboriously: to search for something laboriously, usually by moving things and looking under things
grubbing around in the archives for evidence
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5. intransitive verb toil: to work hard, especially at something dull or arduous
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6. transitive verb scrounge something: to obtain something by scrounging or begging
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slang
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grub a couple of bucks
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| [14th century. < assumed Old English grybban< Indo-European, "scratch, dig"] |
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| grub·ber noun |
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