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- DictionaryGrub/ɡrəb/
noun
- 1. the larva of an insect, especially a beetle: "my onions are ruined by small grubs eating the roots"
- 2. food: informal "a popular bar serving excellent grub"
verb
- 1. dig or poke superficially at the earth; dig shallowly in soil: "the damage done to pastures by badgers grubbing for worms"
- 2. search for something in a clumsy and unmethodical manner; rummage: "I began grubbing about in the wastepaper basket to find the envelope"