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Noun: grub  grúb
  1. Informal term for a meal
    - chow, chuck, eats
     
  2. A soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
     
  3. Any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
    "grub and drink"
    - food, solid food, kai [NZ], khana [Asia]
Verb: grub (grubbed,grubbing)  grúb
  1. Ask for and get free; be a parasite
    - mooch [N. Amer], bum, cadge, sponge, bludge [Austral, NZ]
     
  2. Search about busily

Derived forms: grubbed, grubbing, grubs

See also: grubby

Type of: fare, larva, look for, obtain, search, seek, solid

Part of: food, nutrient

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