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1. • • grub [ gruhb ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle. a dull, plodding person; drudge. an unkempt person.
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   What does Grub mean?

   • Grub a cigarette. The short, fat, wormlike larva of certain insects, esp. of a beetle. A person who does menial or tedious work; drudge. Food. From hypothetical Old English root *grubbian, from Proto-Germanic *grubb- (compare Old High German grubilōn (“to dig, search”), German grübeln (“to meditate, ponder”)), from Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”).

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   Where does Grubben come from?

   • From Middle English grubben, grobben, from Old English *grubbian, from Proto-West Germanic *grubb-, from Proto-Germanic *grubb- (compare Middle Dutch grobben (“to scrape, scramble, grab”), Old High German grubilōn (“to dig, search”), German grübeln (“to meditate, ponder”)), from Proto-Germanic *grub- (“to dig”) (see *grabaną).

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   What does a grub look like?

   • A grub looks like a short, fat worm. I'm starving - let's get some grub. The dog was grubbing around/about in the mud for a bone. The food was just good, greasy grub. Can I grub a sandwich from you? More overtly, the unease surfaces in the transgressive identification of grubs as worms.

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   What does krobbe mean in slang?

   • Compare West Frisian krobbe (“beetle”). The slang sense of "food" is first recorded 1659, and has been linked with birds eating grubs or with bub (“drink”). grub (countable and uncountable, plural grubs)

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   Are grubs worms?

   • More overtly, the unease surfaces in the transgressive identification of grubs as worms. They have grubbed up to such an extent that soon they will have to import wine in order to satisfy local consumption. Then there is the grubbing up of orchards, which, hitherto, has been confined to horticultural holdings.

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   What is a grant for grubbing?

   • The grant will be at the full rate of standard grubbing costs. Grubbing around in the undergrowth, he though that he had hit on another winner. Clause 3 provides for grant for grubbing out orchards, including orchards of this kind. What matters is that grant aid for grubbing should be extended to the farmer—and that is what the clause does.

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   Grub Definition. To clear (ground) of roots and stumps by digging them up. To dig up by or as by the roots; root out; uproot. To work hard, esp. at something menial or tedious; drudge. To dig in the ground. To obtain by importunity. Grub a cigarette. The short, fat, wormlike larva of certain insects, esp. of a beetle.

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   Grub definition: the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.. See examples of GRUB used in a sentence.

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   A grub is a young insect which has just come out of an egg and looks like a short fat worm. 2. uncountable noun. Grub is food. [informal] Get yourself some grub and come and sit down. Synonyms: food, feed, rations, tack [informal] More Synonyms of grub. 3. verb. If you grub around, you search for something.

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   GRUB definition: 1. an insect in the stage when it has just come out of its egg: 2. food: 3. to search for…. Learn more.

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb grub, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definition of grub verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Sep 27, 2024 · To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food. (transitive, intransitive) To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; often followed by up. to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge. (slang, dated, transitive) To supply with food. (slang, dated) To eat.