» grub
Noun (2 meanings)
grub is a type of:
- fare (noun) - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
grub is a type of:
- larva (noun) - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
types of grub:
- leatherjacket (noun) - tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
- maggot (noun) - the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
grub is derivationally related to:
- grubby (adjective) - infested with grubs
Verb (2 meanings)
to grub is a way to:
- to obtain (verb) - come into possession of
ways to grub:
- to freeload (verb) - live off somebody's generosity
to grub is derivationally related to:
- idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum (noun) - person who does no work
- leech, parasite, sponge, sponger (noun) - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
- moocher, mooch, cadger, scrounger (noun) - someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
to grub is a way to:
- to search, seek, look for (verb) - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of