2. To drudge; to do menial work. --Richardson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
grubbed — grubbed, ppl. a. see under grub n. and v … Useful english dictionary
grubbed — grÊŒb n. food, cheap meal (Slang); larva of some insects; slob, slovenly person; person who performs dull monotonous work v. dig; uproot; clear out (weeds, roots, etc.); search for; supply with food (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
dig — vb Dig, delve, spade, grub, excavate mean to use a spade or similar utensil in breaking up the ground to a point below the surface and in turning or removing the earth or bringing to the surface of something below it. Dig, the commonest word,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
grub — I. verb (grubbed; grubbing) Etymology: Middle English grubben; akin to Old English grafan to dig more at grave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to clear by digging up roots and stumps 2. to dig up by or as if by the roots intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
grub — grubber, n. /grub/, n., v., grubbed, grubbing. n. 1. the thick bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle. 2. a dull, plodding person; drudge. 3. an unkempt person. 4. Slang. food; victuals. 5. any remaining roots or stumps… … Universalium
grub — grub1 [grʌb] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from GRUB1 2; in sense 1, probably because birds eat grubs] 1.) [U] informal food ▪ Let s get some grub. 2.) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm grub 2 grub2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
grub — I UK [ɡrʌb] / US noun Word forms grub : singular grub plural grubs 1) [uncountable] very informal food Grub s up (= the food is ready)! 2) [countable] a young insect without wings or legs, like a small worm II UK [ɡrʌb] / US verb… … English dictionary
grub up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grub up : present tense I/you/we/they grub up he/she/it grubs up present participle grubbing up past tense grubbed up past participle grubbed up to dig something out of the ground, especially with your hands … English dictionary
grub — I. /grʌb / (say grub) noun 1. the bulky larva of certain insects, especially of scarabaeid and other beetles. 2. Colloquial food. 3. Colloquial a. a person, especially a child, covered with dirt: you little grub! b. a person with poor personal… …
grub — [grub] vi. grubbed, grubbing [ME grubben, to dig, prob. < OE * grybban (akin to OHG grubilōn, to bore into): for IE base see GRAVE2] 1. to dig in the ground 2. to work hard, esp. at something menial or tedious; drudge 3. to search about;… … English World dictionary
