Word: grub
Word origin: Middle English: perhaps related to Dutch grobbelen, also to grave1.
Phonetic:
ɡrʌbListen:
the larva of an insect, especially a beetle. Example: my onions are ruined by small grubs eating the roots
food. Example: a popular bar serving excellent pub grub
dig or poke about in soil. Example: the damage done to pastures by badgers grubbing for worms
search in a clumsy and unmethodical manner. Example: I began grubbing about in the waste-paper basket to find the envelope
work hard, especially at a dull or demeaning task. Example: she has achieved independence without having to grub for it
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