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Grub
ɡrʌb
Grub definitions
noun
grub
grubs
- the larva of an insect, especially a beetle
"my onions are ruined by small grubs eating the roots"
- a maggot or small caterpillar
- food
"a popular bar serving excellent pub grub"
verb
grubs
grubbing
grubbed
grub
- dig or poke about in soil
"the damage done to pastures by badgers grubbing for worms"
- remove something from the earth by digging it up
"many miles of hedgerows were grubbed up"
- search in a clumsy and unmethodical manner
"I began grubbing about in the waste-paper basket to find the envelope"
- work hard, especially at a dull or demeaning task
"she has achieved independence without having to grub for it"
work hard toil labour work one's fingers to the bone work like a Trojan/dog work day and night exert oneself keep at it keep one's nose to the grindstone grind slave grub plough plod peg- achieve or acquire (something) by doing demeaning work
"they were grubbing a living from garbage pails"