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Meaning Of Grub

  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.



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