Definition of grub - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- Let's grab some grub before the movie.
2.
entomologylarval stage of an insect
- The fisherman used a grub for bait..
3.
- He's such a grub, always causing trouble.
Verb
1.
- He had to grub for leftovers in the alley.
2.
rummage groundtr./intr. search for something by digging or rootingtr./intr.
- The dog loves to grub in the garden.
3.
movementintr. Rare UK work persistently at a dull taskintr. Rare UK
- She had to grub through the paperwork all day.
Images of grub
larval stage of an insect
Expressions with grub
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food is ready to be eaten
Grub's up, everyone come to the table!
uncover something hidden by digging
They grubbed up the buried treasure.
search for something by moving things around or digging
He had to grub about in the garden for his keys.
eat a lot of food with enthusiasm
After the hike, we grubbed out on pizza.
get food to eat, usually in a casual way
Let's get some grub before the movie.
food served in a pub
We enjoyed some delicious pub grub last night.
heavy tool for digging and breaking up soil or roots
He used a grub hoe to break up the hard ground.
food item in Australian Aboriginal cuisine
He tasted witchetty grub for the first time during his outback adventure..
larva of a fly that infests cattle hides
Farmers treat cattle to prevent cattle grub infestations.
small headless screw used to secure components
The engineer tightened the grub screw to secure the gear.
Origin of grub
Middle English, grubben (to dig) + -b (noun suffix)
Terms with grub included in their meaning
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worm or grub creating a self-made case
Examples of grub in a sentence
We enjoyed some grub at the local diner. The bird pecked at a grub in the soil. We found a grub under the log. That grub cheated me out of my money. Don't trust him; he's a real grub. She had to grub for supplies in the forest.
They grubbed around the yard for hidden treasures. She decided to grub through the old attic for treasures. Farmers often grub the soil for roots. He had to grub for hours to finish the task. They grubbed through the archives for information.
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- French:bouffe, fouiller, ...
- German:Essen, wühlen, ...
- Italian:cibo, rovistare, ...
- Spanish:comida, rebuscar, ...
- Portuguese:comida, procurar, ...
- Chinese:食物, 翻找, ...
- Japanese:飯, あさる, ...
- Arabic:أَكْل, نَبَشَ, ...
- Hebrew:אוֹכֶל, לְחַטֵּט, ...
- Russian:жратва, рыться, ...
- Ukrainian:їжа, шукати, ...
- Hindi:खाना, खोजबीन करना, ...
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