meaning of grub
1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.
2. To drudge; to do menial work.
3. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.
4. To supply with food.
5. The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.
6. A short, thick man; a dwarf.
7. Victuals; food.
8. a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
Related Words
grub | grub out | grub street | grub up | grubbed | grubber | grubbily | grubbiness | grubbing | grubbla | grubby | grubstake | grubworm |
