English dictionary
grub
/gr/@/b/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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informal terms for a meal
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a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
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The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also <i>grubworm</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <i>Goldsmith beetle</i>, under <u>Goldsmith</u>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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ask for and get free; be a parasite
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search about busily
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To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.
Source: webster1913
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To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to <i>grub</i> up trees, rushes, or sedge.
Source: webster1913