1. Verb
To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.
2. Verb
To drudge; to do menial work.
3. Verb
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. Verb
To supply with food.
5. Noun
The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.
6. Noun
A short, thick man; a dwarf.
7. Noun
Victuals; food.
8. Noun
a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
9. Noun
informal terms for a meal
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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