Word Frequency
grub (ɡrʌb
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Definitions
verb
Word forms: grubs, grubbing, grubbed
- when tr, 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
- tr (slang (mainly US) 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
- (British, informal) a dirty child
Word Origin
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 grave³, grooveTranslations for 'grub'
- British English: grub A grub is an insect which has just hatched from its egg.ɡrʌb NOUN
- Arabic: دودَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: larva
- Chinese: 幼虫
- Croatian: ličinka
- Czech: larva
- Danish: larve
- Dutch: larve
- European Spanish: larva
- Finnish: murkina
- French: larve
- German: Larve
- Greek: κάμπια
- Italian: larva
- Japanese: 地虫
- Korean: 음식
- Norwegian: larve
- Polish: żarcie
- Portuguese: larva
- Romanian: larvă larve
- Russian: личинка
- Spanish: larva
- Swedish: käk
- Thai: ตัวอ่อนของแมลง
- Turkish: yemekargo
- Ukrainian: личинка
- Vietnamese: ấu trùng
- British English: grub If you grub around, you search for something. VERBI simply cannot face grubbing through all this paper.
- Brazilian Portuguese: vasculhar
- Chinese: 搜寻搜寻尋
- European Spanish: escarbar
- French: fouiner
- German: wühlen
- Italian: rovistare
- Japanese: 探し回る
- Korean: 찾다
- Portuguese: vasculhar
- Spanish: escarbar
Example Sentences Including 'grub'
Can't speak for the service station grub yet, but laughing boy on the new logo's looking positively Atkins.Megastar (2004)
Give them nuts and raisins or a banana then take them back to the hotel or your apartment for some decent grub instead.Sun, News of the World (2001)
I realized my mistake, however, when his tongue popped out of his mouth and waggled at me like a giant squirming garden grub.Globe and Mail (2003)
Lovely candlelit grub in the nooky old joint, with a beautiful woman shimmering opposite.The Tartan Ringers
Miranda doesn't do much cooking herself; most of our grub comes ready-made from Marks and Sparks.Toy Shop
The Queen, who pays for the grub out of her own purse, sampled both stores ' offerings at a special tasting.Sun, News of the World (2001)
There are several fast-food chains in the city and pub grub 's also on offer.Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994
`I thought you were asking for proper grub ,' Norm said.PROSPECT HILL (2003)
`It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a company, build a new industry, starting with an unprecedented grub stake.Misc (1999)
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