释义 |
grub /grub/ intransitive verb (grubbˈing; grubbed)- To dig, work or search in the dirt (with about or around)
- To be occupied meanly, toil, slog (with about or around)
- To eat (slang)
- (of a horse) to take its feed
transitive verb- To dig or root out of the ground (generally followed by up or out)
- To dig up the surface of (ground) to clear it for agriculture, etc
- To supply with food (slang)
noun- An insect larva, esp one thick and soft
- Food (informal)
- (also grubˈhunter) a ball that travels along the ground (sport; informal)
ORIGIN: ME grobe; origin uncertain grubbˈer noun - Someone who, or that which, grubs
- An implement for grubbing or stirring the soil
- A grub (sport)
- A grub kick
grubbˈily adverb grubbˈiness noun grubbˈy adjective - Dirty, soiled, grimy
- Infested with grubs
grub kick noun (rugby) A kick which sends the ball low along the ground grub screw noun A small headless screw grub shop noun (informal) A restaurant grubˈstake noun (US) An outfit, provisions, etc given to a prospector for a share in finds transitive verb To provide with such Grub Street noun - A former name of Milton Street, Moorfields, London, once inhabited by booksellers' hacks and shabby writers generally
- The milieu of hack writers or activity of hack writing
Grubˈstreet adjective |