Thesaurus: grub

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1. v. i. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.
2. v. i. To drudge; to do menial work.
3. v. t. 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. v. t. To supply with food.
5. n. The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.
6. n. A short, thick man; a dwarf.
7. n. Victuals; food.
8. n. informal terms for a meal
9. n. a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
10. v. ask for and get free; be a parasite
11. v. search about busily