grub

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɡrʌb/

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Noun

Singular grub

Plural grubs

1. Grub is the child form of an insect that does not have wings. It especially refers to a young beetle.
2. (slang) Grub is a term meaning food.

   This restaurant serves some good-tasting grub.

Verb

Plain form grub

Third-person singular grubs

Past tense grubbed

Past participle grubbed

Present participle grubbing

1. If you grub, you search in a clumsy manner.