grub (Meaning)

Wordnet

grub (n)

informal terms for a meal

a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

Wordnet

grub (v)

ask for and get free; be a parasite

search about busily

Webster

grub (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.

To drudge; to do menial work.

Webster

grub (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.

To supply with food.

Webster

grub (n.)

The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.

A short, thick man; a dwarf.

Victuals; food.

grub Sentence Examples

  1. The hungry hikers savoured the grub they found at the campsite.
  2. The farmer's pigs happily feasted on the fresh grub they were given.
  3. The compost heap is teeming with grubs that help break down organic matter.
  4. I can't believe I accidentally ate a grub in my salad!
  5. The bird had a voracious appetite for grubs, consuming dozens a day.
  6. The children squealed and ran when they discovered a wriggling grub in their backyard.
  7. The worm turned out to be a plump grub that would soon transform into a beetle.
  8. The gardener groaned as he found a grub infestation in his tomato plants.
  9. The fishing lure was designed to resemble a juicy grub, attracting unsuspecting fish.
  10. The grub was a welcome snack for the starving squirrel as it desperately searched for food in the wintery woods.

FAQs About the word grub

informal terms for a meal, a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects, ask for and get free; be a parasite, search about busilyTo dig in o

food, provisions, bread, eats, fare, chow, tucker,meat, victuals, vittles

toxin, toxin,poison, poison, venom,venom, bane,bane

The hungry hikers savoured the grub they found at the campsite.

The farmer's pigs happily feasted on the fresh grub they were given.

The compost heap is teeming with grubs that help break down organic matter.

I can't believe I accidentally ate a grub in my salad!