The Meaning of grub

• (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.
• (v. i.) To drudge; to do menial work.
• (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.
• (v. t.) To supply with food.
• (n.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.
• (n.) A short, thick man; a dwarf.
• (n.) Victuals; food.

Synonyms

chow , chuck , eats , mooch , bum , cadge , sponge

Homophones

grubb

Rhymes

bub , bubb , chubb , club , clubb , cub , drub , dub , grubb , hub , jubb , nightclub , nub , pub , rub , scrub , shrub , snub , squib , strub , strubbe , stub , stubbe , sub , tub , tubb , washtub