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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grub /grʌb/USA pronunciation n., v., grubbed, grub•bing. n. - Insects[countable] the thick-bodied, sluggish young of certain insects, esp. the beetle.
- Slang Termsfood:[uncountable]How's the grub in that place?
v. - to dig out of the ground: [~ + object]The birds grubbed worms.[no object]They were grubbing for worms.
- Slang Termsto scrounge:[~ + object]to grub a cigarette.
grub•ber, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grub (grub),USA pronunciation n., v., grubbed, grub•bing. n. - Insectsthe thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- a dull, plodding person;
drudge. - an unkempt person.
- Slang Termsfood;
victuals. - Agricultureany remaining roots or stumps after cutting vegetation to clear land for farming.
v.t. - to dig;
clear of roots, stumps, etc. - to dig up by the roots;
uproot (often fol. by up or out). - Slang Termsto supply with food;
feed. - Slang Termsto scrounge:to grub a cigarette.
v.i. - 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 Termsto eat;
take food.
- 1250–1300; Middle English grubbe (noun, nominal), grubben (verb, verbal); akin to Old High German grubilōn to dig, German grübeln to rack (the brain), Old Norse gryfia hole, pit; see grave1, groove
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grub /ɡrʌb/ vb (grubs, grubbing, grubbed)- when tr, often followed 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 followed by in or among) to search carefully
- (intransitive) to work unceasingly, esp at a dull task or research
n - the short legless larva of certain insects, esp beetles
- slang food; victuals
- a person who works hard, esp in a dull plodding way
Etymology: 13th Century: 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, groove |