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- pronunciation:
- gruhb
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the slow-moving, wormlike larva of a beetle or similar insect.
Grubs resemble plump worms and are eaten by many species of animals. |
| definition 2: |
a tedious, dull person.
Why do you want to hang around with those grubs? |
| definition 3: |
(slang) food.
I'm going to the store to get some grub. |
| related words: |
meal, nourishment |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
grubs, grubbing, grubbed |
| definition 1: |
to dig, esp. to remove things such as rocks or roots from.
We grubbed the soil before starting to plant.- similar words:
- root
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| definition 2: |
to dig up by the roots (often fol. by "out" or "up").
We grubbed the weeds out of the garden.- similar words:
- eradicate, root
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| definition 3: |
(slang) to get by importuning.
He grubbed a ride with us. |
| related words: |
rout |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to dig in the soil or to search as by digging.
The raccoons had grubbed through the garbage that night.- similar words:
- root
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| definition 2: |
to engage in an arduous or tedious task; drudge.
I've been grubbing all morning trying to clean the basement.- similar words:
- drudge, labor, moil, plod, slave, travail
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| related words: |
rout, rummage, toil |
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| derivation: |
grubber (n.) |
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