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1. A soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
    
2. [informal] The food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
   - fare, chow [informal], chuck [N. Amer, informal], eats [informal]
    
3. [informal] Any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
   "grub and drink";
   - food, solid food, khana [Asia], nosh [Brit, informal], kai [NZ, informal]

1. [informal] Ask for and get free; be a parasite
   - mooch [N. Amer, informal], bum [informal], cadge [informal], sponge [informal], bludge [Austral, NZ, informal], sponge off [informal]
    
2. Search about busily

Derived forms: grubbed, grubbing, grubs

Type of: food, larva, look for, nutrient, obtain, search, seek, solid

Encyclopedia: Grub, Germany