- the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- a dull, plodding person; drudge.
- an unkempt person.
- food; victuals.
- any remaining roots or stumps after cutting vegetation to clear land for farming.
- to dig; clear of roots, stumps, etc.
- to dig up by the roots; uproot (often followed by up or out).
- to supply with food; feed.
- to scrounge: to grub a cigarette.
- 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.
- to eat; take food.
- 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
- to search carefully
- to work unceasingly, esp at a dull task or research
- to provide (a person) with food or (of a person) to take food
- to scrounge
- the short legless larva of certain insects, esp beetles
- food; victuals
- a person who works hard, esp in a dull plodding way
- a dirty child
